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NAFME Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations will help members attend their state conference!
Donations will help members attend their state conference! Duquesne University’s National Association for Music Education Chapter #159 (NAfME) is a collegiate organization for music education majors at the Mary Pappert School of Music. The organization offers professional development opportunities throughout the year for students, including workshops, professional speaker presentations, with the main opportunity being the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference. Chapter membership is required for all Music Education students and provides experiences for professional development as well as chances to network with other music educators.
We are raising money to send our chapter members to the PMEA State Conference. Last year, our organization was fortunate enough to send 30 students to the PMEA Conference. With the help of our Crowdfunding campaign, we were able to keep the individual cost under $100. We hope to continue these efforts this year and send 40 members to the conference, keeping the cost affordable. Your donations would go directly towards conference registration and hotel accommodations!
NAfME is one of the most engaging clubs at Duquesne University by supporting the students in various ways through coming together for both academic and professional development. It allows students to connect with others and enhance their network within the music education community Every year, our NAfME chapter kicks off the year by having a BBQ at a local park! This is a tradition that has been tried and true for years before any of us were in the program, and we always have so much fun reconnecting with each other after summer and meeting all the new faces!
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
Instagram: @nafme159
Email: nafme159@gmail.com
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Society of Women Engineers
By Duquesne University
Donations will help members attend their national conference!
Donations will help members attend their national conference! The mission of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is to empower women to achieve full potential in future careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion. SWE plays a huge role in fostering a supportive and welcoming community for the growing engineering department at Duquesne University. We host a mixture of social events for taking a break from the stressful school day as well as professional events to support members in their preparation for career after college.
Donations to the Society of Women Engineers crowdfunding campaign will support a Duquesne engineering group in attending the national SWE conference (WE26) in Boston Massachusetts this fall. Attending this conference will allow SWE members to develop professionally, network, and find employment after graduation. The job fair at the national conference is notorious for being a great opportunity to find jobs with hundreds of companies present (our current treasurer received a job offer through this conference!). The informative sessions will allow members who attend the conference to develop new engineering skills that they can bring back with them and apply throughout their career. Any donations will go towards registration fees, flights, and hotel costs.
The Society of Women Engineers enhances student life at Duquesne by providing a supportive environment for the growing engineering department. Our club provides a welcome break from homework and exam stress, an opportunity to bond with classmates, find mentors within the engineering field, and develop professionally to be prepared for the transition from college to career.
Attending the 2025 National SWE Conference this past fall was an incredible opportunity that not only advanced our careers but served as an amazing memory for the group that was able to attend. We got the chance to meet new people in the engineering field that taught us many lessons, as well as other collegiates that helped us to find new ideas for our collegiate section! In the evenings we got the chance to get closer to our classmates by exploring a new city.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>Follow along with the Society of Women Engineers on Instagram @duqswe</strong>
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Club Rugby Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations will help members cover their registration fees, attend tournaments, and purchase equipment!
Donations will help members cover their registration fees, attend tournaments, and purchase equipment! <strong>Duquesne Club Rugby is an officially recognized club sport at Duquesne University. Our organization is dedicated to teaching and promoting the great tradition and game of rugby at the college level while also promoting personal wellbeing. We practice twice a week and have conditioning once a week. We compete in around four tournaments a semester with various scrimmages and single matches in between. Most of these tournaments are NCR (National Collegiate Rugby) sanctioned and run by the ARU (Allegheny Rugby union). We currently have a roster of 21 Duquesne students and are constantly looking to bring more players onto the team. No experience is needed to join the team. In fact, only five of our players had prior rugby experience before joining the team. Despite our inexperience we were able to place 3rd and 2nd in our first two tournaments. This is thanks to our excellent coaching staff. Our head coach Tyler Miller is president and captain of the Pittsburgh Harlequins. He has been an excellent mentor and guiding light for our program and is great to work with. Despite having an incredible roster of energetic and eager players alongside a devoted and dedicated coaching staff, we have always struggled to come up with the funding for our team. </strong>
<strong>Rugby is an excellent sport with lots of tradition and history behind it. It has been promoting youth along with older generations to stay active for centuries. It can help Duquesne students by... </strong><ul><li><strong>Developing life-long friendships with players of diverse backgrounds and cultures</strong></li><li><strong>Rugby is a physically intensive sport that promotes cardiovascular and muscular health</strong></li><li><strong>Rugby is a very disciplined sport that demands a certain level of discipline and mental fortitude of players</strong></li><li><strong>Rugby is a sport that can be enjoyed life-long, whether it be on the field or in the stands</strong></li></ul>
<strong>Any amount of money is pivotal to our organization. While Rugby is not as expensive as other sports, it still requires a decent amount of money. We try and charge our players the bare minimum for dues, but even then, the president has had to put personal money into the organization to cover certain fees. Your donation would cover:</strong><ul><li><strong>Player registration fees for NCR ($110 per player)</strong></li><li><strong>Practice equipment (Tackling pads, cones, balls, pinnies, & warm-ups)</strong></li><li><strong>Compensating our coaching staff</strong></li><li><strong>Covering travel costs to our away games</strong></li><li><strong>Tournament entry fees (for away games) & trainer fees (for home games)</strong></li><li><strong>How can I get connected?</strong></li></ul>
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Dukettes Dance Team Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations will help cover the costs of attending the national championship and purchase uniforms and other equipment!
Donations will help cover the costs of attending the national championship and purchase uniforms and other equipment! The Dukettes Dance Team is the official dance team of Duquesne University. Our completely student-run team is comprised of 14 dancers who put countless hours into the team, both on and off the floor! The team performs at football and basketball games at the university throughout the year. The Dukettes also work hard to compete nationally in April in Dayton Beach, Florida, at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship. The Duquesne Dukettes hold the Title of the 2021 Virtual Team Performance Division I National Champions. The team competed in the Division I Jazz category as an entirely student-run program at NDA Nationals 2023 and competed in finals in 2024 and 2025! They are excited to take the NDA stage again in April 2026. The Dukettes are hardworking, driven and have a passion for competing, performing and supporting the Dukes. These dancers are not only focused on the floor but also strive to show excellence in the classroom with majors ranging from Business, to Nursing, to Health Science, and more!
As a student run team the Dukettes are responsible for paying for all their expenses completely out of pocket. There are a lot of expenses that go into competing at NDA nationals. There are flight costs, transportation costs, registration fees, choreography costs, costumes, hotel costs and much more that all of the Dukettes have to pay for themselves. Not to mention all of the other costs throughout the season such as NDA camp that gets us our bid to nationals, uniform costs and gear costs to name a few. Your donations will help lighten the burden of our Dukettes having to pay for these things so any and all donations are greatly appreciated!
The Dukettes are very dedicated to supporting our Duquesne athletic teams and community. The Dukettes cheer on the Duquesne University football team as well as the Duquesne men’s and women's basketball teams. The Dukettes engage and entertain the crowd to help boost school spirit. The Dukettes also hold a clinic to show what the team and life at Duquesne is like each semester for current and prospective Duquesne students. They also show their Duquesne spirit year around by participating in various campus events like the Homecoming parade and Duquesne’s Night of Lights!
In 2024 the Dukettes made it to NDA finals for the first time as a completely student run team. None of the members of that team will ever forget the moment that they heard their team’s name called as one of the teams that made it to finals. They all waited anxiously to hear their name called and the second they heard it the entire team erupted in cheers, hugs, and happy tears. They were all so proud to make it this far as a student run team and excited to represent Duquesne in finals. They were fortunate enough to make it to finals last year as well and they will be working hard this year to not only make it to finals again but strive to place better than they did last year!
You can find the Dukettes on Instagram: @duquesnedanceteam, Facebook: Duquesne University Dance Team and TikTok @duquesnedukettes. Here we will be posting updates about the rest of our season and our journey to Nationals! You can also watch us perform at home football and basketball games! If you have any questions reach out to our email <a href="mailto:dukettesdanceteam@duq.edu">dukettesdanceteam@duq.edu</a>!
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Club Women's Volleyball Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations will help cover tournament fees, uniforms, and equipment!
Donations will help cover tournament fees, uniforms, and equipment! DWCVB is a competitive volleyball club for girls to continue to build relationships in a welcoming community in college. Founded in 2021, we are a new and fast-growing club. We practice 2-3 nights a week and play in multiple tournaments against nearby colleges throughout the semester. The club is for players with prior volleyball experience and knowledge of the game.
We are fundraising to continue to expand our club! We would like to continue to participate in 3-5 tournaments a semester, which roughly cost $200-300 each. Also, to bring more players to tournaments, get more uniforms, and upkeep the equipment we use now.
DWCVB gives girls an opportunity to continue playing volleyball and make new and lasting friendships. Many girls on the team find our 2-3 practices/week as an outlet and a healthy break from school.
Every semester, we get together and do some type of team bonding event. Last semester, we went to a Pittsburgh Pirate game for Duquesne Night, and we all had a great time together. We believe spending time together as a team outside of volleyball is important; it really brings us all together!
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqwcvb?igsh=MXZtcnl6aG1ndTVvZg==">https://www.instagram.com/duqwcvb?igsh=MXZtcnl6aG1ndTVvZg==</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/18JmcnmGJZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr">https://www.facebook.com/share/18JmcnmGJZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr</a>
YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@DuquesneWomensClubVolleyball">www.youtube.com/@DuquesneWomensClubVolleyball</a>
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Italian American Club Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations will help the members put on cultural events, workshops, and help spread Italian culture throughout campus.
Donations will help the members put on cultural events, workshops, and help spread Italian culture throughout campus. The Italian American Club is a student organization dedicated to celebrating Italian American culture on campus. Our mission is to create a welcoming space for students to learn about Italian traditions, heritage, and community.
The club is a place for anyone to join whether you are Italian or not. Students who simply enjoy Italian food, culture, and traditions are always welcome. Through events and activities, the Italian American Club helps bring people together and share a love for Italian culture while building friendships across campus.
Our goal is to give students an authentic experience of Italian American culture, traditions, and community. The funds will allow us to create engaging events and cultural excursions that make learning fun and memorable.
<strong>Specifically, the money will help us:</strong><ul><li>Organize cultural events that showcase Italian American traditions, food, music, and art.</li><li>Take students on excursions to local Italian restaurants, cultural centers, or festivals.</li><li>Host interactive workshops like cooking classes, painting nights, or language sessions.</li><li>Support fun social gatherings to help students build friendships and a strong community.</li><li>Bring in guest speakers or performers to enhance cultural learning and engagement</li></ul>
<strong>Your donation will help us because</strong> it allows us to provide these unique experiences, connect students with Italian American heritage, and create a fun, educational community where everyone can celebrate and learn about Italian American culture.
Italian American Club is open to everyone and is all about building a strong sense of community on campus. We create a welcoming space where students can come together, have fun, and connect through the activities and events we plan. Through these experiences, members can meet new people, learn more about Italian culture, and feel a sense of belonging. We love bringing people together and helping create meaningful connections across campus.
We were invited to participate in Nutella Day by hosting a table, where we connected with students. We created a poster that explored the history and development of Nutella, a loved Italian treat. As this is our first semester as a club, we hope to continue building on experiences like this to grow out presence and impact.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
People can get involved through joining our campus link which will update them with all our upcoming events.
Insta: duq_italianamericanclub
EMAIL: iac@duq.edu
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DUSAT Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations help members attend the state meeting and symposium in Harrisburg!
Donations help members attend the state meeting and symposium in Harrisburg! We are Duquesne University Student’s in Athletic Training, but we go by DUSAT for short! We are a student run club connecting Duquesne students currently enrolled in our athletic training program, or students enrolled in the health sciences program interested in pursuing a career in athletic training. As a club, we host group events that encourage fellowship and promote professional development of students in the program, as well as allowing them to connect with faculty and staff, including our own Duquesne Athletics ATs.
With your help, all<strong> </strong>donations will help us send our students to the 2026 Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers Society (PATS) Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium in Harrisburg, PA from June 4-6. PATS also provides students with the opportunity to showcase their knowledge of athletic training with a quiz bowl. In the past, DUSAT has sent student representatives who have won! This year, along with sending students to the convention, we are looking to compete and represent once again! In addition to covering the cost of attendance to the conference, donations will also help to pay for hotel rooms for our students. We have sent students to athletic training conferences in the past and would love to be able to continue to do so!
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DUSAT presents<strong> </strong>students with the opportunity to connect with classmates, faculty, and alumni starting in their first year on campus. The connections formed here are ones that will certainly last for the duration of the program, but also well into the years that will follow. Here, students are able to find mentorship, guidance, and educational opportunities to learn and network. Our ability to provide such an experience for all athletic training students is strengthened by the general support and donations of faculty, friends, family, alumni, and the athletic training community.
The pride and success of Duquesne’s athletic training program are strengthened by those that have paved the way for our current students. DUSAT recently hosted Dr. Paula Turocy, founder of the Duquesne Athletic Training Program, where she talked to our students about the history and legacy of the program. For our students, it was inspiring to hear her story and form a strong connection with such a powerful and incredible individual in the world of athletic training.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
To see what else we are up to, check us out on social media by following our Instagram @dusat1. Please consider sharing our page to your social media platform and thank you for considering a donation to our club!!
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Encore Show Choir Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations help students with travel to performances, music expenses, and group t-shirts to celebrate their 20th anniversary!
Donations help students with travel to performances, music expenses, and group t-shirts to celebrate their 20th anniversary! <strong>Who we are:</strong>
The Duquesne University Encore Show Choir, known as just Encore, is the show choir that performs all around the local Pittsburgh area aiming to bring joy to the community! We are a large group of students with diverse majors, all brought together by our love of music and performance. We practice twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays. At the end of each semester, we have a large concert where we perform all our repertoire for anybody who wants to come see us! Additionally, we have two selected groups that perform an all-singing track or an all-dancing track. Encore supports students with a love for music who might not be able to express it through their majors and provides a platform for singers and dancers to perform at a variety of different locations, on and off campus.
In March of 2024, Encore hosted its first reunion! This reunion served as an event to bring Encore members and alumni together. We performed our current set list for the alumni to show how Encore has grown and evolved. Additionally, the alumni got to perform the “Irish Blessing”, a song that we have is a tradition for us to perform at our Friends & Family performances, with the group. This event was so successful that Encore won “Event of the Year” at the SOLSA awards, which is the first SOLSA award Encore ever won.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Your donation would keep the group running its day-to-day operations, as well as providing our students with rides to performances, music/performance tracks, and a custom shirt for the entire group to match. A special addition, this year is Encore’s 20th Anniversary as a club at Duquesne, so all of our members will be receiving a special 20th Anniversary shirt to commemorate, which your donations will go towards.
Encore supports students with a love for music who might not be able to express it through their majors. Encore provides a platform for singers and dancers to perform at a variety of different locations, on and off campus.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
You can catch Encore actively posting on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqencoresc/">@duqencoresc</a>! We love to keep friends and family updated on our whereabouts! Additionally, look forward to our Friends & Family event April 26th, 5pm at PNC Recital Hall on Duquesne Campus!
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National Society of Black Engineering & STEM Students Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations help members attend national and regional conferences and support networking opportunities!
Donations help members attend national and regional conferences and support networking opportunities! <strong>Who we are:</strong>
The National Society of Black Engineering and STEM Students (NSBE) chapter at Duquesne University is a student-led organization dedicated to supporting and empowering students in engineering and other STEM fields. Our chapter’s mission is to increase the representation and success of Black students in STEM while providing opportunities for leadership, professional growth, and community engagement. On campus, we play an active role in creating a supportive community where students can connect, collaborate, and thrive. We provide mentorship, academic guidance, and peer support to help members succeed in their classes, research, and future careers. Through workshops, panels, and networking events, we connect students with industry professionals and alumni, giving them opportunities to explore career paths and gain practical skills.
NSBE enhances student life by creating a welcoming and supportive community for students pursuing STEM degrees. Our chapter promotes mentorship, leadership, and professional development, giving students opportunities to gain skills that will help them in their careers. We organize events that encourage collaboration, problem-solving, and peer-to-peer learning, helping students grow both academically and professionally. By attending conventions and hosting campus events, members bring back knowledge, resources, and inspiration to share with others.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
We are raising funds to help our NSBE members attend both the National and Regional Conventions, as well as to support educational and networking events on campus throughout the year. These conventions offer workshops, career fairs, panels, and opportunities to network with leading companies and STEM professionals. Attending these events allows our members to develop leadership skills, learn about cutting-edge innovations, and explore career opportunities they might not otherwise have access to. In addition to convention travel, the funds will support our chapter’s campus programs, including workshops, guest speaker sessions, and networking events. These programs allow students to gain hands-on experience, develop professional skills, and share knowledge with their peers.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
There are many ways to get involved with our NSBE chapter at Duquesne. Students can join the organization to attend workshops, networking events, and conventions, or take part in leadership and volunteer opportunities. Supporters can contribute to this crowdfunding campaign, which directly helps fund convention travel and campus programs.
People can also stay connected through our social media and email:<ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqnsbe/">@duqnsbe</a></li><li>Email: duqnsbe@gmail.com</li></ul>
We regularly host workshops, panels, and networking events that are open to students, faculty, and alumni. These events provide opportunities to learn, connect, and support the growth of the STEM community at Duquesne. By supporting our chapter, donors help create meaningful experiences that develop future STEM leaders and strengthen the campus community.
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Duquesne Club Track Spring 2026
By Duquesne University
Donations will help cover registration fees, travel expenses, and uniforms!
Donations will help cover registration fees, travel expenses, and uniforms! <strong>Who we are:</strong>
Duquesne Club Track and Field is a student-led run club that provides Duquesne students an opportunity to continue (or begin) their competitive running careers. We hold several group runs per week, creating an inclusive small community of runners. We welcome students of all skill levels, whether you’ve been running your entire life, or are just a beginner looking for a great group to train with.
Our Club provides Duquesne students with a great opportunity to create strong friendships and become a member of a tight-knit team environment. Students are encouraged to pursue their competitive running goals, and Club members are always supportive of their teammates aspirations. Participating with our Club is an incredibly fun way to stay in shape while getting to know some amazing teammates.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
We are hoping to raise enough money to cover the entirety of our meet registration fees, uniform costs, and travel expenses for our upcoming spring season. Our Club has remained committed to providing our runners with the opportunity to run competitively at no financial burden to them. We understand that college is already expensive enough, so we don’t expect any of our runners to pay for anything related to our expenses. This fundraiser will help us honor our commitment to our runners by keeping our Club free to join!
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Supporters of our Club should make sure to follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqclubtrack/">@duqclubtrack</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:duqclubtrack@gmail.com">duqclubtrack@gmail.com</a> We post all updates on meets, practices, and schedules to our Instagram, so make sure to keep an eye out for our posts!
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Delta Delta Sigma Spring 2026
By Mikayla Teasdale
Donations will help members provide oral hygiene kits and education within the Pittsburgh community!
Donations will help members provide oral hygiene kits and education within the Pittsburgh community! <strong>Delta Delta Sigma is a pre-dental society whose mission is to assist students with their preparation for professional careers in the dental health sciences as well as promote general awareness about the dental medicine field. </strong>
<strong>Delta Delta Sigma is raising funds to expand our efforts to improve oral health within the community. Donations will allow us to assemble oral hygiene kits that include essential items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and educational materials to help patients learn proper oral care techniques.</strong>
<strong>This initiative is especially important now, as many individuals we serve lack consistent access to basic dental care and supplies. By continuing to fundraise each semester, we hope to provide ongoing support and ensure that those in need have both the knowledge and the tools to maintain their oral health.</strong>
<strong>Delta Delta Sigma enhances student life by creating a supportive community for students pursuing a career in dentistry. Our organization helps undergraduate students navigate their journey to dental school by providing guidance on class selection, shadowing opportunities, and involvement in dental-related activities. Through workshops, general meetings, and mentorship, students actively prepare for the dental school application. Additionally, our society promotes volunteering and community service, often organizing events that allow students to engage with the community and develop a deeper understanding of patient care.</strong>
<strong> </strong><strong>Through our partnership with the Neighborhood Resilience Project (NRP) in the Hill District, our club members have made a meaningful impact on the local community. Delta Delta Sigma established an oral hygiene outreach table to educate patients at NRP on the importance of proper oral care, while also distributing hygiene kits assembled during our club meetings.</strong>
<strong>Using dental models and educational materials, our students demonstrated proper brushing techniques and engaged directly with patients. The clinic administrator shared that some patients had been forced to share toothbrushes and other hygiene products with family members due to financial concerns. This highlighted that our efforts went beyond education by also providing essential tools to make a tangible difference in these patients’ daily lives.</strong>
<strong>We are proud to now offer this outreach initiative on a monthly basis, continuing to expand our impact within the community.</strong>
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Best Buddies Spring 2026
By Ella Kindelberger
Donations will help members put on events and provide resources for Best Buddies participants!
Donations will help members put on events and provide resources for Best Buddies participants! Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization that works to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to form meaningful friendships with others. Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is has expanded to multiple countries. The program aims to foster inclusion and break social barriers through peer friendship, leadership development, and employment opportunities.
Within the organization, there are several programs.<ol><li><strong>One-to-One Friendship Program:</strong> This program matches individuals with IDDs with a “peer buddy” without disabilities. This encourages social interactions and lasting friendships.</li><li><strong>Leadership Development:</strong> Best buddies also encourage college students to become leaders within the organization. College students can take on leadership roles, organize events, and advocate for inclusion on their campus. This helps both the students and the individuals with IDD to develop leadership skills and grow personally.</li><li><strong>Inclusion and Advocacy:</strong> Students in Best Buddies work to promote the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in campus life. This can include advocating for better accessibility, hosting social events, and raising awareness about the challenges faced by people with IDD.</li></ol>
A donation to Best Buddies can help cover a variety of essential programs and services that support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), as well as the college students and the communities involved. Here are some examples of what a donation might cover:
<strong>Friendship Programs: </strong><ul><li><strong>Matching Buddies:</strong> donations can help fund the pairing of individuals with IDD and college students in the one-to-one friendship programs, covering the cost of matching, training, and ongoing support.</li><li><strong>Social Events:</strong> donations may help fund social events, such as group outings, campus meetups, and other activities designed to promote inclusion and friendship between peers.</li></ul>
<strong>Leadership Development:</strong><ul><li><strong>Training Materials:</strong> donations can cover the costs of leadership training programs for college students, equipping them with skills in advocacy, communication, and community building.</li><li><strong>Conferences and Retreats:</strong> Financial support can help send college students to leadership development retreats or conferences, where they can receive specialized training and learn how to lead Best Buddies chapters effectively.</li></ul>
<strong>Chapter Support:</strong><ul><li><strong>Operational Costs:</strong> Donations can help with the costs of running the Duquesne Best Buddies chapter, including materials for events, outreach programs, and activities that help foster an inclusive environment on college campus.</li><li><strong>Travel and Transportation:</strong> Some funds might go toward transportation for participants to attend local, regional, or national events, ensuring that everyone can get involved regardless of their geographic location.</li></ul>
A donation to Best Buddies directly impacts the lives of both people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and college students, helping foster inclusion, friendship, leadership, and employment opportunities.
Best Buddies gives students and buddies at Duquesne the opportunity to gain valuable life skills and create new friendships. Through participation in Best Buddies, Duquesne students learn about empathy, inclusion, and the importance of diversity. The experience helps develop personal qualities like compassion, patience, and leadership. It also gives students the chance to be a part of something meaningful, enriching their college experience and building lasting memories.
<strong> </strong>The Duquesne Chapter of Best Buddies participates in an annual event called the Best Buddies Friendship Walk. Across the world, over 50,000 participants walk to support the Best Buddies program, making it the leading walk in the country supporting people with IDDs. At the friendship walk everybody connects over friendship and a good cause. Together we are breaking barriers and allowing everyone to thrive and be themselves.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>Donate Now: </strong>A donation of any amount will be greatly appreciated by our students and buddies in the club. Please select the “Give now” button to donate to our club, as any donation makes a difference and is appreciated.
<strong>Spread the Word:</strong> Attend our annual Spread the Word fundraiser held on 4/16/26 from 6pm-8pm in the Powers Center ballroom. We will be raising money for our club with many different activities such as raffle baskets, entertainment, refreshments, and much more. Please also tell your family and friends about this event and encourage them to attend!!
<strong>Get Connected:</strong> Follow us on our social media <em>@bestbuddies_duq</em> on Instagram and Duquesne Best Buddies on Facebook! Also, reach out to us by email at <a href="mailto:bestbuddies@duq.edu">bestbuddies@duq.edu</a> if you have any questions or concerns!
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Baltimore Spiritan Mission Experience 2026
By Duquesne University
Support students on their mission trip to Baltimore!
Support students on their mission trip to Baltimore! Duquesne University <strong>Who are we? </strong><strong> </strong>
We are seven Duquesne University undergraduate students and two Spiritan Campus Ministers who are preparing to travel to serve two communities and grow in our relationship with God by serving others. We are grateful to be able to continue the work done by previous Duquesne Spiritan Mission Experiences (SMEs). Like the many groups who have come before us, we will be supporting parish ministers in any way we can while also learning about the neighborhoods and community members. We will be putting our faith into action as we serve!
<strong>When and where are we going? </strong><strong> </strong>
We will be traveling over our Spring Break (February 28th- March 7th)
In west Baltimore, we will serve three parishes; New All Saints, St. Ursula, and the first all black Catholic parish in the U.S., St. Francis Xavier
In Baltimore, we will work with three parishes that are resource- poor but are welcoming and have many long-time attendees. While there, our group will assist with maintenance and upkeep for their parish buildings, including tasks like painting and cleanup as well as serving food. We will also come to understand their parish community, who have overcome great obstacles of poverty in the West Baltimore area.
In Arlington, we will serve at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish. Our Lady Queen of Peace is also a historically African American parish with a very involved congregation and a strong interest in social justice work. Arlington is in the middle of a transformation, so we will also be learning about the changes brought to the parish. While there, we will assist in the Matthew 25 free store where donated items are distributed to those in need at no cost to them and preparing food for outreach programs.
In both places, we will support Spiritans as they invest in communities for the long term. We will also learn from the wisdom and experience of the congregations and those who run the ministries we will serve.
<strong>How can you </strong><strong>help?</strong><strong> </strong>
All the money raised through our crowdfunding campaign will help all the parishes we visit in different ways. Some of the funds will be used to get paint supplies to assist in Baltimore as well as to fund other needs of the parishes. The rest of the money raised will help enhance our ministry efforts with Our Lady Queen of Peace.
We thank you in advance for anything you can contribute. We are so grateful for your help!
<strong>Spread the word! </strong><strong> </strong>
We ask that you help us raise additional funds by sharing this with your friends and family as well. Our second biggest need is publicity for this crowd-funding project so that we can surpass our goal and support these ministries in West Baltimore and Arlington. You can share this page on any social media platform, or use the link above to send it by email.
We thank you for taking the time to learn about our Spiritan Mission Experience, and we look forward to sharing our experience with you on our daily blog!
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Houston Texas Spiritan Mission Experience 2026
By Duquesne University
Support students on their mission trip to Houston!
Support students on their mission trip to Houston! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a group of 12 Duquesne University students traveling to Houston, Texas. We are a part of Spiritan Campus Ministry and aim to work with those in the margins. Houston is home to some of our beloved Spiritans’ mission work. Houston, Texas has been one of the main hubs for the Spiritans of the western province prior to its unification with the Eastern province in 2009. Some of their life-giving ministries in the Archdiocese include University work, campus and young adult ministry, parish ministry, prison ministry, and seminary formation/vocations. We will be spending our spring break working with the Spiritan Organizations already in place to help out where we are needed.
Our organization helps enrich student life at Duquesne by providing students with the opportunity to work with the Spiritan Church in a new area to work with those in the margins. Meeting with the Spiritan Office of Mission Advancement also gives students the opportunity to consider future work with Spiritan Parishes.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
We will be working with a local Spiritan parish, school, and youth group during our time in Houston. Throughout the week the group will also collaborate with the Spiritan Office for Mission Advancement, the Rice University Catholic Center campus ministry, and the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
The funds raised will enrich the trip by providing tools and supplies for the science experience that we are performing with the local Spiritan school. Your donation can help buy seeds, soils, gardening tools, and flower beds.
We have worked with a Spiritan School in the past and have gotten the chance to do activities with the students there as well as play with them during their recess period. It was great to work with kids in a new environment and be able to lead them in an activity. We are planning to go back to this school this year to work with them on a science experiment!
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
SME Blog: <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/">https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com</a>
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Dominican Republic Spiritan Mission Experience 2026
By Duquesne University
Support students on their mission trip to the Dominican Republic!
Support students on their mission trip to the Dominican Republic! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a group of 9 students from Duquesne University alongside a Spiritan Campus Minister planning a mission trip to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Spiritan Congregations have had an impact in San Juan de la Maguana since 1703; this summer we get to supplement and strengthen that relationship, as well as allow students to create new bonds not only with each other, but with youth from the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.
One of our favorite traditions as part of this trip is getting to spend time with and form friendships with the Dominican youth volunteers — whether that’s by sharing meals, stories, or laughs during the week we spend together. At the end of the week, we hold a dinner where students and camp volunteers exchange letters, memories, and thanks for the past few days. Though we may have only recently met, our friendships will be held close to our hearts, even from miles and miles away.
Throughout the week, we help organize and facilitate structured activities for children including arts and crafts, sports, music and dance, storytelling and reading circles, and community games that foster creativity, connection, and joy. These shared experiences are designed not only to support child development and engagement, but also to encourage cross-cultural friendship and mutual learning between students and local youth.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
We will be fundraising to support a 5 day-long camp held at Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza. At this church camp, kids aged roughly from 5–10 will have opportunities to bond over activities like crafts, song and dance, story times, and sports. With your help we will be able to provide the best experience possible to this community, and create sincere, lifelong memories that these children might otherwise not participate in.
In past years, donations have also supported lasting community projects — including helping to renovate the outdoor basketball court at the parish — ensuring that the impact of this partnership continues beyond the duration of the trip.
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
SME Blog: <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/">https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com</a>
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Puerto Rico Spiritan Mission Experience 2026
By Duquesne University
Support students on their mission trip to Puerto Rico!
Support students on their mission trip to Puerto Rico! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a group of 12 Duquesne University students traveling to Puerto Rico during Spring Break to serve communities in need. This is Duquesne’s third year volunteering in Puerto Rico. Our service work will focus on leading workshops and participating in worship at a homeless shelter and several children’s homes across various locations. We will also assist with physical labor and other projects as requested by the Spiritan order of priests serving there.
Grounded in a deep commitment to service and compassion, our group is eager to put our faith into action by accompanying those on the margins, serving individuals in need, and learning from the Spiritans in Puerto Rico who share the same mission and values upheld at Duquesne University. Our goal is to be a positive and meaningful presence in the lives of those we encounter through our volunteer work. Through this experience, we seek to grow not only as students, but as individuals of strong moral character. We are dedicated to serving those most in need of care and support, while contributing to the strengthening of communities that may be facing hardship. Guided by our shared mission as both a university and as individuals, we strive to act with integrity, humility, and purpose throughout this service trip.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Keeping in line with the Spiritan Mission of promoting education, social justice, peace, and spiritual development through serving impoverished and marginalized populations, our mission trip team is actively seeking funds to support the procurement of necessary materials for our service activities in Puerto Rico. Any contribution provided will go directly towards purchasing supplies for our group home workshops, arts and crafts activities, worship nights, and infrastructure repair materials.
Last year in Puerto Rico, our mission team spent each morning at a local group home serving men who had experienced homelessness due to many different life circumstances. We worked with our hands mainly, repairing infrastructure, repainting walls, cleaning bathrooms, organizing donation rooms, and tending to the garden. The men who lived in the home would often watch us, communicating with us through smiles, broken English that always centered around “thank you”, and shared laughter. But, on our final day, we led a workshop, guiding the men to open their hearts as we turned off the lights, formed a circle, and gave each of them a candle to hold while sharing one kind word about themselves before lighting it. As the room filled with their collective light, we reminded them, and ourselves, that every individual carries a unique brightness – that we together are what transform the world into the beauty it is. Many of the men shared that this moment—and our presence throughout the week—helped them feel seen, valued, and deeply human again. In leading them through this experience, we were equally touched and inspired, leaving with hearts full of gratitude for the lives we were privileged to share
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
SME Blog: <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/">https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com</a>
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Dayton Spiritan Mission Experience 2026
By Duquesne University
Support students on their mission trip to Dayton!
Support students on their mission trip to Dayton! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We will travel to Dayton, Ohio, to work with the Spiritan parishes of St. Benedict the Moor and Our Lady of Grace. During our time there, we will work with students at St. Benedict the Moor School to tutor students and assist in classrooms. We will also volunteer with a variety of food pantries and food distribution centers in the area to serve underprivileged populations.
On the 2025 mission to Dayton, we got to talk to and volunteer with the person who started Food for the Journey, a mobile food distribution organization. He told us about how he saw a need in the community and chose to take action to better serve people in need of food. His commitment to seeing a need, developing an idea, and following through with that idea is an inspiration, and it aligns with Duquesne’s Spiritan values. On our mission this year, we hope to learn from individuals in Dayton who create an impact in their community so that we might both participate in service and also gain new perspectives on how we might serve our communities back home.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
The funding from our crowdfunding will go towards school supplies that we will take to St. Benedict the Moor School including pencils, dry erase markers, and sanitation supplies.
On this mission, we will live Duquesne’s Spiritan mission of walking with those living on the margins, following where the Holy Spirit leads, and serving others with joy.
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
Dayton SME Blog: <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/">https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com</a>
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Supply Chain Council Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations help facilitate DSCC activities such as a guest, trip to business, guest speaker, and meeting expenses.
Donations help facilitate DSCC activities such as a guest, trip to business, guest speaker, and meeting expenses. Duquesne University The Duquesne Supply Chain Council (DSCC) is a student-run organization within the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business dedicated to fostering the next generation of supply chain professionals. Our mission is to connect students with real-world industry leaders through networking events, professional development workshops, and company engagement opportunities throughout the greater Pittsburgh area. We aim to bridge the gap between classroom learning and career readiness by offering students meaningful experiences that prepare them for success in the field.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
We are raising funds to enhance the student experience within the Supply Chain Council by supporting initiatives such as factory tours, in-class industry discussions, and large-scale networking events. These experiences allow students to gain hands-on insight into operations and logistics while expanding their professional networks. Your support will also help us provide event incentives and engagement opportunities that encourage more students to get involved and recognize the importance of professional networking in building their careers.
The DSCC plays a vital role in career development and community building for Supply Chain Management students. We offer mentorship opportunities, resume and interview workshops, and direct connections with employers who actively recruit Duquesne graduates. Beyond professional growth, our organization fosters a sense of collaboration, leadership, and representation for students interested in the fast-paced world of global supply chain and logistics.
A defining moment for our organization was hosting our first-ever “Direct Connect” networking event, which brought together over 19 companies—including Fortune 500 firms—and more than 100 students for an evening of professional engagement. The success of this event showcased our members’ commitment to collaboration, preparation, and leadership while highlighting the strength of Duquesne’s business community. It was a proud moment that reflected our mission: empowering students to connect, grow, and lead.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>We welcome all who share our passion for logistics, innovation, and professional growth to get involved! You can learn more about events on our Instagram </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq_scc/"><strong>@Duq_SCC</strong></a><strong> or email our president at keizlers@duq.edu </strong>
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American String Teachers Association Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
It will allow us to give our students a more rounded education in their degree program and thus will enhance their university and educational experience.
It will allow us to give our students a more rounded education in their degree program and thus will enhance their university and educational experience. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
The Duquesne University American String Teachers Association student chapter is an advocacy group supporting string education and student performers by promoting the importance of networking and collaborating. ASTA's main focus is to educate ALL in the world of string education. ASTA aims to provide a space where students (music majors and non-music majors alike) are able to continue making music and being involved in a low commitment, fun environment.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
The American String Teachers Association at Duquesne University is fundraising for our trip to the American String Teachers Association national conference in San Francisco, CA. This conference is for future music educators, professional performers, and string players alike to have the chance to gain more insight into the world of string education and network with other educators from around the world. The ASTA National conference hosts various sessions regarding tons of different topics surrounding string education such as different teaching pedagogies, how to become more efficient in your practicing, or even how to open your own private studio. Conference goers will be fortunate enough to see performances from various high school ensembles and professional ensembles from around the nation. By donating, you are helping to cover the cost of housing members in California, transportation costs, and helping to soften the registration fee for conference attendees.
Our organization is dedicated to providing a space where everyone is welcome to continue making music. We are committed to serving the community by creating a space where people can enjoy music and allow the freedom to express themselves.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqasta/?hl=en">duqasta </a></strong>
<strong>Campus link: <a href="https://duq.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/asta">https://duq.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/asta</a></strong>
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American Pharmacists Association Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
These donations will allow more student pharmacists be able to attend the Annual Meeting without the burden of travel and registration costs.
These donations will allow more student pharmacists be able to attend the Annual Meeting without the burden of travel and registration costs. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are: </strong>
The American Pharmacists Association is the largest professional pharmacy organization in the United States. This organization aims to advance the profession of pharmacy and improve patient care to ensure better health outcomes. At Duquesne University, we empower student pharmacists to be leaders in advocacy and education in healthcare. Our chapter provides opportunities for leadership positions and networking through our national conferences. Our six patient care committees, including Operation Diabetes, Heart, Reproductive Health, Immunization, OTC Literacy, and Substance Use Disorder promote public health by organizing health initiatives and patient outreach events. Our main event for the year is the Annual Health and Wellness Fair that is held in Downtown Pittsburgh that offers vaccinations, screenings, and educational booths to promote healthy lifestyles and encourage individuals to take control of their health. APhA-ASP is able to bridge the gap between our classroom learning to real-world applications.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Every year, APhA-ASP holds a national conference to bring together pharmacists, student pharmacists, and other professionals from across the country. This multi-day event offers educational sessions, leadership workshops, and networking opportunities that student pharmacists can utilize to strengthen their skills and bring back ideas to our campus chapter. This is an important opportunity for students to be able to attend because it allows us to learn more about how the role of a pharmacist is evolving in the world, as well as being able to speak to employers to help shape our future career goals. This event can be a financial burden for some, especially this year considering it is in Los Angeles, California. Students would be required to purchase registration, as well as hotels and flights.
This is not a simple task for many of us due to being full time college students. These donations will support students and allow them to have access to this valuable experience and networking opportunity that can help shape their future. They will prevent passionate students from dealing with any financial barriers that may keep them from participating and representing our local chapter.
Our favorite tradition in APhA-ASP is offering health education to the community of Downtown Pittsburgh. This event is completely through volunteering, and we offer vaccinations, blood pressure screenings, Narcan distribution and training, and education on many other health topics. Our students can provide these opportunities to those who may not regularly see their healthcare provider or have access to these essential resources. We are able to foster a strong connection between the community and our university while empowering our students to make a difference in the health of those around us and our future patients.
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq_apha/">@duq_apha</a>
Primary Contact: Anna Sholties, sholtiesa@duq.edu
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Paper Hugs Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will help us purchase supplies to make cards for patients in local hospitals!
Donations will help us purchase supplies to make cards for patients in local hospitals! Duquesne University The Paper Hugs Project is a new student organization that started in the fall of 2025. In our monthly meetings, we make handwritten cards to send to people in the Pittsburgh community that deserve some extra support! Each meeting, we pick a different organization in the Pittsburgh area to donate our cards to. Through small acts of kindness, we work to create a positive influence on the Pittsburgh community. <strong></strong>
<strong> What are we fundraising for?</strong>
Our crowdfunding initiative this year is focused on purchasing our own card-making supplies (cardstock paper, markers, colored pencils, stamps, stencils, tape, glue sticks, etc.)! Any leftover resources will be used to create merchandise for members of the club to enjoy!
The Paper Hugs Project is dedicated to fostering a positive and uplifting community on campus. Our meetings are a place to unwind from the stress of classes and work towards a greater goal. Through small acts of kindness, we work to create a positive influence on the Pittsburgh community.
<strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong>At our first meeting, we made 100 cards for children staying at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh! It was inspiring to see so many students come together for a good cause.
<strong><strong><strong>Stay Connected!</strong></strong></strong>
<strong>Follow us on Instagram, </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sendpaperhugs/"><strong>@sendpaperhugs</strong></a><strong> to keep up with the organization and our future projects!</strong>
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Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations would provide our members the opportunity to attend both annual and regional conferences, allowing for growth and development!
Donations would provide our members the opportunity to attend both annual and regional conferences, allowing for growth and development! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association student chapter at Duquesne University is a professional pharmacy organization that strives to advocate for the profession of pharmacy at the state level. Our members aim to advance the profession of pharmacy and enhance patient care through advocacy, education, and communication.
Our organization participates in various advocacy events such as Legislative Day, where we meet with legislators at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to discuss policies to advance the pharmacy profession! We also partake in community health events including blood pressure screenings and educating the community on the roles of a pharmacist!
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Our student chapter of Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association encompasses many professional pharmacy students here at Duquesne University. Donations would directly provide our student members the opportunity to attend both annual and regional conferences, allowing for professional growth and development as future pharmacy leaders and young advocates for the profession. Your donation would also help fund health screenings and educational events in the future, improving the health of the Pittsburgh community.
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
Please consider spreading the word and sharing this fundraiser with others!
Follow us on Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_ppa/">@duquesne_ppa</a>
Contact our Email - <a href="mailto:duquesneppa@gmail.com">duquesneppa@gmail.com</a>
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Mullens Mission Trip Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Support students traveling to Mullens, WV!
Support students traveling to Mullens, WV! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a group of 20 Duquesne University students and Spiritan Campus Ministers setting out on a mission trip to Mullens, WV. Mullens, WV is a coal mining town that was hit by massive flooding in 2001. Since then, the town has fallen into poverty and is still recovering. The Duquesne community and their students have been working with the people of Mullens for over 3 decades. This community partnership is uniquely Spiritan. Duquesne staff and students get to work side by side with the people of Mullens on a project that is conceptualized by the locals.
Spiritan Mission Experiences give the students participating on these trips a once in a lifetime experience of how missionaries live-out the gospel values of serving and caring for the needy. Moreover, these trips allow students to walk humbly in the shoes of the people they encounter and work with on their mission trip. From November 21-25, 2025, we will engage with the community in Mullens. Driven by the Spiritan pillars of forming authentic relationships, being open to the spirit, and walking with those on the margins, we will be serving in a local food bank and helping clean and maintain a local community center. Duquesne students will work closely with the Mullens Opportunity Center and the Itmann Food Pantry.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
All donations will go directly to our students’ cleaning project and gardening supplies. The students are also doing a group project of assembling hygiene kits and baby blankets for the local St. Vincent de Paul chapter. Extra funding will be used to assist defray the cost of the gas needed for the rental vehicles that will transport our students from Duquesne campus to the Mullens Opportunity Center and back.
One of our favorite traditions as part of going to Mullens is getting to work with Kristi at the Mullens Opportunity Center (MOC) and see how they have been able to include more opportunities throughout the years. They have recently opened a ceramics shop and are working to get public transportation in their area.
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scmduq/?hl=en">@scmduq</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SCMDuq/">Duquesne University Spiritan Campus Ministry</a>
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Student American Academy of Osteopathy Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will be used to help fund our board members' travel for annual conference. This will be our school's first ever convocation.
Donations will be used to help fund our board members' travel for annual conference. This will be our school's first ever convocation. Duquesne University The Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) is a student chapter of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO), dedicated to advancing the principles, practice, and teaching of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). Our mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the osteopathic philosophy.
At the Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine, our chapter serves as a hub for medical students interested in further developing hands-on skills in OMM, promoting excellence and collaboration.
By strengthening manual diagnosis and treatment skills, the SAAO helps prepare future physicians to better serve the Duquesne and greater Pittsburgh regional communities.
Additional information about the AAO/SAAO may be found on the <a href="https://www.academyofosteopathy.org/">National Homepage.</a>
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
Established by the DUQCOM inaugural class, we remain a small group of second-year medical students. We hope to utilize donations to start up club initiatives, community events, recruiting, and/or connecting our student members with the nation-wide chapters through conference travel and research journal clubs.
Since 1982, the AAO has hosted Annual Convocation, a national conference for Osteopathic Students, Researchers, and Physicians. Members travel from various Osteopathic Medical Schools across the country. Convocation 2026 will be our first opportunity as a new club. We hope to set an annual tradition, paving the way for future student members at DUQCOM. This 2026 conference is being held in Colorado Springs from March 18th-22nd. We hope to bring the five founding E-Board Officers, the rising E-Board of first year medical students, and any current student members interested in this opportunity. Student chapter members across the country meet to collaborate, share, network, and present research advancing the practice of Osteopathic Medicine. Our plan is to bring back even more advanced techniques, mentorship ideas, networking, and resources to share with our peers.
Additionally, we hope to add donations to our newly established club treasury. Any funds added to our treasury would be securely managed for future club activities, student events, and community outreach.
The SAAO enriches student life by creating a supportive community focused on mentorship, professional growth, and skill-building. Through hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and peer mentorship, we aim to enhance early palpatory diagnosis and therapeutic skills. Our goal is to build confidence in utilizing OMM in future patient care.
As second year medical students, we hope to assist our rising first year medical students. We’ve hosted events such as a mock practical exam, and plan to host more hands-on workshops. Beyond campus, our E-Board connects with the broader Osteopathic community, promoting new Duquesne visibility and recognition in these circles.
As the inaugural class, we lacked a senior class of medical students to follow or emulate. These challenges also presented a unique opportunity to trailblaze, establish traditions, and lean on our faculty mentors.
Through practice and shared problem-solving, we as a class supported one another in mastering osteopathic techniques and preparing for practical exams. As the second class of medical students approached their first practicals, we facilitated an after-hours mock practical session to boost confidence and facilitate skill development.
We hope this tradition carries on through our rising sibling cohorts of medical students and intend to make annual Convocation a “passing of the torch” to the rising student chapter leadership.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
Students can get involved by attending meetings, technique workshops, and future outreach events. We welcome collaboration with other student organizations and local health initiatives, hoping to expand positive impact throughout Pittsburgh’s surrounding communities.
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Working Waters Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will help pay for travel expenses to the Soutpansberg region of South Africa to study high salinity in the region's water supply.
Donations will help pay for travel expenses to the Soutpansberg region of South Africa to study high salinity in the region's water supply. Duquesne University Working Waters Club is a student advocacy and research group that focuses on water and health related challenges of underserved communities globally. Our organization includes laboratory and field research used to engage communities; raising awareness and educating on water, sanitation and hygiene for people who may not have proper access, quality, or quantity for such. Working Waters primarily focuses its research in the Tshibvumo and Tswinga communities based in the Bantustan territory of northern South Africa and collaborates with student researchers from the University of Venda to address water issues by emphasizing the role of local municipalities to improve related infrastructure.
We are hoping to expand our club to work with local communities in neighboring states and Allegheny County. We hope to work with local groups to focus on education and community outreach in our area.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
We hope to visit the Soutpansberg Mountains in the Limpopo Region of South Africa. We work closely with the University of Venda in South Africa. Residents in the area have reported a salty taste in their drinking water. We as student researchers would like to visit the region to perform hydrological research. We would like to perform Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), among other methods, to determine the subsurface water quality. We would also like to perform humanitarian work to see how the high salinity in this water is affecting the local population.
Working Waters allows students at Duquesne to be involved in cross-cultural research, gain global knowledge, and cultivate their skills in problem-solving from diversified perspectives and teachings of other students involved in environmental and health sciences. As students at Duquesne who are a part of Working Waters sustain the University’s mission of educational and professional excellence, they also sustain its mission of service. Students work to help communities in need of comprehensive solutions for water infrastructure and improved sanitation and hygiene while gaining opportunities to build academic partnerships, and participate in scientific communications to share knowledge and expand our research’s influence. We teach students across various disciplines to work with our department faculty in the School of Nursing and the School of Science and Engineering. We provide a space for anyone interested in humanitarian work and global water issues to join our club.
In 2023, we sent four students and two faculty members to South Africa to perform research in the far North of the country. After acquiring data from the site, we were able to analyze the data using research techniques from students at Duquesne and the University of Venda. We have always stressed the importance of cross-cultural research and we believe that when we perform research across disciplines, we all thrive.
<strong>Stay connected! </strong>
<strong>Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/workingwatersduq/"><strong>@workingwatersduq</strong></a>
<strong> Campus Link: </strong><a href="https://duq.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/duww"><strong>Working Waters</strong></a>
<strong> Email: </strong><a href="mailto:FortschT@duq.edu"><strong>FortschT@duq.edu</strong></a><strong> (President)</strong>
<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:KahlerD@duq.edu"><strong>KahlerD@duq.edu</strong></a><strong> (Faculty Mentor)</strong>
<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:Weidemany@duq.edu"><strong>Weidemany@duq.edu</strong></a><strong> (Faculty Mentor)</strong>
<strong>Future Events: </strong>
<strong> Working Watercolors: Thursday, November 6 9:00 PM, Nitespot</strong>
<strong> Working Water Bottles: Thursday, December 4 9:00 PM, Nitespot</strong>
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Women's Club Lacrosse Team Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
These donations will help us cover travel expenses, such as gas money and hotel fees, when we attend tournaments.
These donations will help us cover travel expenses, such as gas money and hotel fees, when we attend tournaments. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a student-led lacrosse club that provides Duquesne students with an opportunity to continue (or begin) their lacrosse career on a competitive level while also meeting new people and growing a family like community. We host two to three practices a week that allow for many of us to get away from the stress of our majors and allow us to get outside with our friends. We always cheer each other on and lift each other up on and off the field, whether it is through our athletics or through our academics. This fall we had the pleasure of traveling to WVU to participate in playday with three different schools and were able to host our first ever fall playday on our home turf! While we love to play competitively, we thrive to create a community of sportsmanship. We pride ourselves on being recognized as the nicest and friendliest teams in our league. We welcome all levels of players; some have been playing since their childhood to others who have never touched a stick before. This exercise has helped a lot of girls on our team have a well-rounded college experience, showing them how to balance a healthy cardiovascular exercise and their academics.
Our club provides Duquesne students with an opportunity to make a large community of friends while also keeping our bodies physically active. Students are encouraged to come to practice, tournaments, and team bonding activities to get to know each other and connect on a deeper level. Participating in our club has allowed for many students to create strong friendship bonds and allow them to have an outlet to exercise while playing the sport we all love.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
The donations that come to us will help us cover our tournament fees. This includes referee expenses, field rentals, and athletic trainer dues. These donations will also help us when we need to travel to farther locations for tournaments. We have gone as far as Kentucky in the past to play, so the donations can help us cover hotel rooms and gas money to get to and from tournaments. This can also help us purchase snacks and water for our team, and even help us pay for fun team bonding activities such as Friendsgiving. We do not want finances to prevent people from joining our team so any donations can help us.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Supporters of our club should follow our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq_womensclublax/?hl=en">@duq_womensclublax</a> or email our fundraising chair Kayla, <a href="mailto:adornok1@duq.edu">adornok1@duq.edu</a>. We post updates about our team, schedules, funny almost gameday posts, and team bonding activities so make sure to keep an eye out for those!
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Undergraduate Mock Trial Team Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations help cover fees for team registration, competition registration, case materials, hotel stays, and materials used during competition.
Donations help cover fees for team registration, competition registration, case materials, hotel stays, and materials used during competition. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are the club mock trial team on campus, and what this means is that we as a group are given a mock court case that we must build both a prosecution and defense case for, which we will then take to compete against other teams at competitions all over. This helps Duquesne students get experience in the law and get a good basis of understanding of different aspects of the law. This club has been an extreme help in preparing students to go to law school and get experience in public speaking. Our mission as a club is to build students' knowledge of the law while also fostering skills in public speaking, creative thinking, and problem solving skills.
Mock Trial gives undergrad students the opportunity to connect with other students and develop their public speaking, argumentative, and professional presentation skills. Our team’s presence at intercollegiate tournaments gives us the opportunity to see different interpretations of the same case, look for things to work on ourselves, and represent Duquesne in a formal competitive setting.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
<strong></strong>We attend many different competitions throughout the year, from invitationals in the fall, to regionals and ORC’s in the spring. This money helps us pay the entrance fees into all these competitions, and we also use it towards lodging for these competitions, as we often have to travel for them. This money is important to us now because we have a significant number of new members that we want to be able to send to competitions, and we want to get good practice in against other teams so that we can hopefully advance to nationals in the spring.
<strong> Get connected</strong>
<strong> </strong>Our Instagram handle is @duq.mocktrial and our email is <a href="mailto:duquesnemocktrial@gmail.com">duquesnemocktrial@gmail.com</a>
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Student Nursing Association Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
DUSNA relies on donations to provide quality experiences and opportunities for our members.
DUSNA relies on donations to provide quality experiences and opportunities for our members. Duquesne University Student Nurses’ Association is an organization for undergraduate nursing students here at Duquesne. This organization provides educational resources and is a great way for nursing students to network and gain leadership skills. Members stay involved through chapter meetings, fundraising, social, and service opportunities. SNA allows for not only involvement within Duquesne or Pennsylvania, but even on the national level! We keep engaged in the current healthcare system on the pre-professional level by attending conferences and legislative programs. Many of these workshops and conferences aim to promote the involvement and understanding of our healthcare system. With the wide variety of opportunities and resources available students have the chance to network with students from down the hall they have never met here at Duquesne to the whole other part of the nation.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
Through SNA at Duquesne students are provided the opportunity to attend two different conferences, the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania state conference and the National Student Nurses’ Association national conference. This fall, the SNAP convention takes place in Harrisburg, PA, and the NSNA Convention takes place in Houston, TX! Both of these events give students the chance to be exposed to different aspects of nursing, primarily the legislative side of nursing that we students aren’t always exposed to directly in their day-to-day classes. The state conference and national conference both revolve around networking and advocacy through small workshops and resolutions. Resolutions are written by schools throughout the state and nation to promote a change in an area student most see fit. Duquesne has continuously finalized a resolution to do our part to promote change and bring a voice to patients. This year, our resolution is about strengthening maternal and infant care access in rural Pennsylvania. Additionally, during these conferences' hospitals, employers, schools, and many other nursing resources gather to speak to students during the expo. This gives our nursing students the option to network across the nation for job prospecting!
DUSNA enhances student life on campus by creating opportunities for nursing students to connect, collaborate, and grow both personally and professionally. Through networking events, service projects, and educational workshops, DUSNA helps students build meaningful relationships with peers, faculty, and healthcare professionals. These experiences foster teamwork and leadership while developing essential inter-professional skills needed in today’s healthcare environment. By encouraging collaboration with students from other disciplines, DUSNA prepares future nurses to communicate effectively, advocate for patients, and work cohesively within diverse healthcare teams—ultimately enriching the overall student experience here at Duquesne University.
Each school year, we host 1-2 formals for our students to celebrate all of their hard work and dedication to DUSNA. These typically take place at a local eatery with food, music, and dancing, to provide students with a fun, relaxing evening with fellow members of DUSNA to have fun!
<strong>Stay in contact!</strong>
<strong>Follow our Instagram! </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dusnaduq/?hl=en"><strong>@dusnaduq</strong></a><strong> Any questions or interest in joining? Email us at dusnaduq@gmail.com </strong>
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Speech and Debate Team Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will help allow us to pay for entry fees, travel, and lodging so our members can compete in speech and debate tournaments.
Donations will help allow us to pay for entry fees, travel, and lodging so our members can compete in speech and debate tournaments. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are </strong>
Speech and Debate - aims to help students develop their public speaking skills and confidence to make them better speakers and students as they go into the professional world.
<strong> Why are we fundraising?</strong>
We are raising money to help fund our participation in tournaments throughout the year. This is important as it allows us to put our practice into action and compete against other schools<strong>. </strong>
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Speech and Debate gives students a community and develops transferable skills they can use in the future.
<strong></strong>Every year, our season comes to a close at the Pi Kappa Delta national tournament. Last year, a number of our students took home awards and were able to compete against hundreds of competitors!
<strong>Stay connected!</strong>
<strong>Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqspeechanddebate/"><strong>@duqspeechanddebate</strong></a>
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Sigma Tau Delta Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will fund 7 to 10 members of Sigma Tau Delta as they attend the 2026 International Convention in New Orleans to present scholarly papers and poetry.
Donations will fund 7 to 10 members of Sigma Tau Delta as they attend the 2026 International Convention in New Orleans to present scholarly papers and poetry. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Sigma Tau Delta is the International Honors Society for the study of English language and literature. Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest and largest collegiate honors societies. Sigma Tau Delta promotes and supports literature and the literary arts, a love of books, storytelling, poetry, performing arts, and literacy in the broadest sense. Its service projects reflect and employ the skills and knowledge that the discipline cultivates. Sigma Tau Delta offers opportunities for students to present their creative and scholarly work in literary studies at campus symposiums, publish their work in the globally circulated undergraduate journals <em>The Review</em> (scholarship) and <em>The Rectangle </em>(creative writing), volunteer opportunities to work with English-language learners on and off campus, and material support for attending conferences and conventions that celebrate literature, literary studies, and creative writing. Sigma Tau Delta’s Pi Delta chapter was first established at Duquesne University in 1939 and it actively works to promote and celebrate a love for books, for storytelling, for poetry, and for language and lingual arts—something that we see as doubly important in an age in which large sections of society are turning to social media and/or AI for the narratives they consume.
Not only does Sigma Tau Delta provides a forum for students to share their work and network with others who value the printed page and the lingual arts, it also highlights the importance of storytelling and the arts to the dignity and sovereignty of all human communities, large and small, near and far. Sigma Tau Delta speaks to the Spiritan mission of service on and off campus, empathy, conscientious engagement with the world, and intellectual rigor as a means to enhance the heart and the soul.
<strong> Why we need your help</strong>
We are raising money to cover the costs for sending our members to the 2026 Sigma Tau Delta Annual Convention, which will take place in March in New Orleans, Louisiana. Your assistance and generosity last year contributed to a memorable convention experience for our chapter right here in Pittsburgh. At the convention, students present their original poetry, short fiction, and their scholarly work on literature, literary history, linguistics, and rhetoric. Furthermore, students have a chance to network with students and faculty from other chapters, with publishers, directors of graduate programs, and representatives of various nonprofit organizations. They are also able to participate in professional development roundtables. Two of our members presented on a roundtable on the importance of internships (with non-profit organizations, publishing houses, etc.) to vocational prospects, and the ways in which their internships utilized the skills and knowledge they acquired in their studies in the English discipline.
At the 2025 convention here in Pittsburgh, our chapter won three awards—we won the award for best chapter display at the convention, we won runner-up for best chapter of the year, which is a nationwide recognition, and our president, Allison Frazer, won Sigma Tau Delta’s student leadership award. These are very significant accolades, given that Sigma Tau Delta has around 250 active chapters in the United States.
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
Please follow us on Instagram at: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sigmataudelta_duq/"> sigmataudelta_duq</a>
For questions, please contact us at:<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com">sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com</a>
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Sigma Iota Rho Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will enrich the current members' experience and help future students' experiences, allowing the sustainability of events and leadership roles.
Donations will enrich the current members' experience and help future students' experiences, allowing the sustainability of events and leadership roles. Duquesne University Sigma Iota Rho is a national honor society for International Studies. Founded in 2014 at Duquesne University, this chapter's mission is grounded in promoting awareness and reward for students and future professionals in international relations. The organization works to foster an environment to achieve academic excellence and encourage students in areas of leadership and professional development. Sigma Iota Rho encourages students to think critically about real world global issues and drives students to contribute meaningful work.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
Donations to Sigma Iota Rho will help to enrich the current and future members’ experiences to help with sustainability of events. All donations aid students in professional development opportunities as well as bringing in guest speaker events revolving around the chapter’s global security mission. Hosting monthly events will help in maintaining student engagement and enable students to apply in-class topics to real-world events. Donations may also go towards helping our chapter with attending the annual Sigma Iota Rho Spring conference where selected students are chosen to present their work. Our goal is to leave a lasting impression on students that promote strong academic achievements and a commitment to service, all of which align with Duquesne University’s mission.
Sigma Iota Rho enhances student life at Duquesne by cultivating a community for students passionate about global affairs and security. We are also passionate about representing the multicultural background of not only the International Relations Department, but Duquesne University as a whole. We aim to create an inclusive space where students from all majors can engage with global topics through interactive activities such as international trivia nights and cultural food events that promote learning, dialogue, and connection.
Sigma Iota Rho recently had its first event for the year which was a trivia game night with catered Middle Eastern food. The environment was filled with engaged students laughing and working together. Whether it was naming different countries or guessing countries' flags, the community engagement was strong and was filled with students helping one another. Not only were students learning at this event, but the event sparked meaningful conversations and helped students build new connections with others in International Relations and across a variety of other majors.
<strong>How to stay connected!</strong>
Students can get involved by applying over the summer when applications are open. To stay connected they can join the Campus Link to receive notifications when and where events will be held. Our email is<strong> sigmaiotarho@duq.edu </strong>and our Instagram handle is<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq_sigmaiotarho/"><strong>duq_sigmaiotarho </strong></a>
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oSTEM Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will help students to attend a conference allowing oSTEM to share Duquesne research and form connections.
Donations will help students to attend a conference allowing oSTEM to share Duquesne research and form connections. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is a national LGBTQ+ affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for students in STEM to create a dynamic network between students and professionals in industry and academia. We create a safe space for students on campus building our community.
Our organization builds a welcoming community that represents the LGBTQ+ individuals at Duquesne and provides an atmosphere where STEM students can meet others who are likeminded. Our younger students can meet upperclassman of the same major and foster a mentorship throughout their years at Duquesne.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
We are raising money to support our members attending the national conference this year and for future conferences to come! There we will be introduced to other LGBTQ+ students, professionals, recruiters, and allies to the STEM fields across our country. There is also a Career and Graduate School Expo which will allow us to connect and network with those in the STEM industries and universities. This is incredibly important as it will allow our members to advance in their chosen STEM field and learn about all the possibilities available to them as well as be immersed in a space where they can be their most authentic self.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Our Instagram is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesneostem/">@duquesneostem</a>. We post about all our upcoming events on our Instagram!
<strong>Our email is </strong><a href="mailto:oSTEM@duq.edu"><strong>oSTEM@duq.edu</strong></a>
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SOTA Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will help students cover the cost of traveling to the AOTA conference in Anaheim CA.
Donations will help students cover the cost of traveling to the AOTA conference in Anaheim CA. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is a student-led club for students majoring in Occupational Therapy. We provide volunteer opportunities and host guest lecturers which promote opportunities for professional development through networking between cohorts and established professionals. One of the main events of the year is the AOTA conference, which is being held in Anaheim, California this upcoming April. We hope to send some SOTA members that wish to attend the conference!
SOTA is one of the most engaging clubs at Duquesne University by supporting the students in various ways through coming together for both academic and professional development. It allows students to connect with others and enhance their network within the OT community.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donations will help students cover the cost of traveling to the AOTA conference in Anaheim. This includes a flight ticket, hotel room, food, and even a ticket to attend the event! Some students who wish to attend the conference are held back because of the cost, but with your donations, you can give a student the opportunity to learn about the OT profession as a future practitioner!
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Nursing and Pharmacy Global Health Immersion Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
The donations will directly decrease the out of pocket cost for students for this trip (e.g. meals, travel, housing).
The donations will directly decrease the out of pocket cost for students for this trip (e.g. meals, travel, housing). Duquesne University <strong>Who we are:</strong>
We are a group of six Nursing and six Pharmacy students who will be participating in a Global Health Immersion in Roatán, Honduras during Spring Break (February 28th – March 7th, 2026). Led by faculty members, we will work with to provide healthcare to people on the island.
This is an annual trip to Roatán and we are thrilled to continue our work with the amazing staff at <a href="https://clinicaesperanza.org/">https://clinicaesperanza.org/</a>. The clinic provides care to over 140 patients per day, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Students provide direct care in the clinic and provide outreach and education to the neighboring communities.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Please consider donating to help defray the cost of this Spring Breakaway for our students. This is a life-changing experience, but the out-of-pocket expense is high, especially with airfare. Your donation money can help to make a difference!
Nursing and Pharmacy students take part in a global health immersion and actively provide care to residents of the Bay Islands, Roatán. Students will travel on a Spring Breakaway and donate their time, money, and energy to assist with local healthcare needs. The week will include daily work on healthcare initiatives coordinated with local neighborhoods and in the clinic. We will work with <em>promotoras</em> who serve as community liaisons, and complete presentations for members of the community. We will also sharpen our Spanish skills, learn about local culture, and visit unique areas of the city and country.
Because this is an interdisciplinary trip, nursing and pharmacy students work together to provide seamless care for their patients. Students’ better understanding of another profession helps them to become an even stronger healthcare provider when patient acuity is higher than ever. Students are able to build skills that they have learned in the classroom and on the clinical rotations, all while being immersed in a different culture. They have a different worldview on return to Duquesne after being in a location completely new!
Each year, one or two students apply to return to the island for a second time. When we go to the clinic (and even in some of the communities), the faculty members and returning students see familiar faces. The relationships that our students have built not only with each other, but people throughout the clinic and our host family are precious and we are so grateful every year. We are welcomed into the Clinic and work to help in whatever way we can. There is a big banner that all of the volunteers sign, and it is so cool to see Duquesne University Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy represented!
The cultural experiences are also so much fun! Every year, we do a sunset snorkel to enjoy the natural beauty of the island and the reef - it is a wonderful way to end the week!
<strong>See your donation in action during our Spring Break week!</strong> We will share updates during our trip on social media – Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dunursing/?hl=en">@dunursing</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dunursing/?hl=en"> </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnepharm/?hl=en">@duquesnepharm</a>
Questions? Contact Amber Kolesar, Duquesne University School of Nursing at kolesara@duq.edu or Jordan Covvey, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy at <a href="mailto:covveyj@duq.edu">covveyj@duq.edu</a>.
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National Band Association Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
We will use the donations to lower the cost of sending our organization to Chicago for the conference.
We will use the donations to lower the cost of sending our organization to Chicago for the conference. Duquesne University The Duquesne University National Band Association student chapter is dedicated to serving Duquesne and the greater Pittsburgh area by providing members with meaningful opportunities within the field of music education, specifically through band-related experiences. Members interact with students, strengthen pedagogical strategy and fluency, plan, and participate in experiences that aim to inform and support future teaching practices while benefiting instrumental students of all ages.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
The National Band Association at Duquesne is fundraising for our trip to the Mid-West Music Conference in Chicago. At this conference future music educators have the chance to gain more insight to music education and network with other educators. The Mid-West conference hosts workshops where clinicians share insight about educating and working with students. Finally, Conference goers will get the chance to see performances from ensembles around the nation. By donating you are helping cover the cost of housing members in their time in Chicago.
The National Band Association student chapter is here to work towards building a community by uplifting and supporting everyone. We work to develop our teaching through workshops, and networking events. Our organization is here to offer future educators with experiences that will help in their life once they graduate from Duquesne.
NBA has had the privilege of hosting a concert band festival for the last couple years. Our most recent one was an overwhelming success. We got to connect two local high schools with some of the world class conductors/ band educators that we have here at Duquesne. The high school students and collegiate members all got to learn and grow during this festival and by the end the students had huge smiles on their faces. The community outreach that we achieved and the impact we had on those students, and our members truly represents NBA.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqnba/"><strong>duqnba </strong></a>
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NAFME Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
This conference is a huge networking and professional development opportunity that is vital to our major each year.
This conference is a huge networking and professional development opportunity that is vital to our major each year. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Duquesne University’s National Association for Music Education Chapter #159 (NAfME) is a collegiate organization for music education majors at the Mary Pappert School of Music. The organization offers professional development opportunities throughout the year for students, including workshops, professional speaker presentations, with the main opportunity being the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference. Chapter membership is required for all Music Education students and provides experiences for professional development as well as chances to network with other music educators.
NAfME is one of the most engaging clubs at Duquesne University by supporting the students in various ways through coming together for both academic and professional development. It allows students to connect with others and enhance their network within the music education community.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
We are raising money to send our chapter members to the PMEA State Conference. Last year, our organization was fortunate enough to send 30 students to the PMEA Conference. With the help of our Crowdfunding campaign, we were able to keep their individual cost under $70. We hope to continue these efforts this year and send 40 members to the conference, keeping the cost affordable. Your donations would go directly towards conference registration and hotel accommodations!
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nafme159/">@nafme159</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:nafme159@gmail.com">nafme159@gmail.com</a>
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MTSA Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
With the ability to attend the MAR-AMTA annual conference, we as a club have the opportunity to better our networking and advocacy skills.
With the ability to attend the MAR-AMTA annual conference, we as a club have the opportunity to better our networking and advocacy skills. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
MTSA is the Music Therapy Student Association consisting of Duquesne University’s undergraduate Music Therapy students. We plan events and service projects to promote the Music Therapy department, advocate for Music Therapy, bond with fellow students, and support Duquesne University’s campus. The Duquesne University MTSA consists of a combination of 15 undergraduate & equivalency music therapy students from the Mary Pappert School of Music. Through MTSA, we aim to further the professional and social development of our members in the music therapy field, promote and advocate for music therapy, support both Duquesne University's campus and community through various service projects and events
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to provide financial assistance so that Duquesne University MTSA members can attend the Mid-Atlantic Region of American Music Therapy Association Annual Conference. Your donation will help to offset the costs of the expenses of Conference, such as the conference registration fees, hotel bookings, and transportation costs.
Reasons why attending this conference would greatly add to our Duquesne University experience: some members have submitted presentation proposals, and we have the opportunity to present to a captive audience. We would have the opportunity to network with others in the field, which can lead to clinical opportunities or even full-time jobs post-graduation. We would also have the ability to attend lectures run by professionals in the field.
Last year two of our music therapy students, were given the opportunity to present at the Great Lakes Region of American Music Therapy Association Annual Conference. They not only presented in front of their Duquesne music therapy peers, but also to many attendees of the conference which gave them an opportunity to share their research and later network with professionals in the field.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>Give us a like on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duquesne.mtsa.58/"><em>Duquesne Mtsa</em></a> and follow us on Instagram </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq_musictherapy/?hl=en"><strong>@duq_musictherapy</strong></a><strong> Every like, share, and follow are an easy way to help share our message!</strong>
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Model United Nations Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will allow us to provide more members to join us on our trip to official Model UN conferences that we take at least once a full school year.
Donations will allow us to provide more members to join us on our trip to official Model UN conferences that we take at least once a full school year. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Duquesne Model United Nations is all about educating and understanding how exactly how nations engage in diplomacy on the widest stage there is. The United Nations has been a staple of international diplomacy for over 75 years, with it being, at times, the only way for opposing countries to communicate. Learning from the very top how to be diplomatic, being aware of other’s problems, and how to communicate with empathy are powerful lessons for everyone, on and off the campus.
Outside learning how exactly the UN and its interlinked committees work, Model United Nations also gives those involved a better perspective on the workings of the international world. Those involved see how exactly other countries work, alone and together, understand the struggles they face, and how our own home countries are involved in all this.
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
The money donated will directly be made to support more of our club members to be sent to international Model UN events, as well as hosting our own Model UN for local high schools. For our international conference this year, we landed on heading to New York’s NYUMUN conference taking place April 9th-11th.
Each student takes ~$500 to send to the conference to cover everything beyond knick-knacks and food; although we still do plan to set aside some money to send us all to a dinner sometime during the trip. The event is exhaustive, often times the delegates whole day would be spent in these conferences, packed with enriching fun of course; yet something to keep in mind is that this is the height for many young Model UN delegates for a reason.
A majority of our $1,000 goal will be invested into sending our delegates to NYUMUN (and more broadly enjoy New York), however a portion of the money will also be made to invest into our locally held Model UN event. Made for for the high school level, DUQMUN, as it’s known, is a completely free event we host for the local area (unlike certain neighbor’s of ours own held events). Our own members host the committees, providing an uncommon opportunity to most Model UN delegates to host instead of attend.
We put a spotlight on the benefits of being a diplomat in your every day life, aswell as providing a wider perspective on the issues facing the world stage. In a student’s day-to-day, our Model UN organization would provide excellent resources and opportunities to train oneself in the art of communication and debate. Nowadays, it can be hard for certain folk to socialize, much less tread through troubling social situations, but as conflict is something Model UN delegates will always be dealing with, they will be more prepared to calm everyone down.
On a more broad scale, our organization has always been a voice of support for learning about the struggles of others, and knowing how exactly you can help, if at all. It is another lesson being a delegate provides; how to really empathize with the other person, and understand where their issues are.
When we went to Toronto, a lot of us had to be split up to different committees, meaning we were effectively separated from one another for most of the day. We had to meet and interact with entirely new people to us in a place many of us never been to before, and yet by the end of the very first day, each of us had our own special story about how awesome it was interacting with these new friends of ours.
It was a good way to realize the power of unity these conferences have. People are flown in from literally every corner of the world for these events, and we all get to meet and talk with these people in a way very few could. There is a sense of baseline respect with one another that balances out the understated competitive nature of what we are all there to do, resulting in a sense of always doing the best possible work you can in these committees, cause you know for a fact the people around you are doing the same thing.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
Become our friends! That’s really it! There is no reason better to come back and interact with the organization as an alumni than just simply wanting to. We love hosting any returning alumni for any topic they wish to speak to our new members about, or just wanting to hang out with us again.
Outside of that, our social media is perfect for keeping in touch with all things Model UN here at Duquesne! Our Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnemun/">https://www.instagram.com/duquesnemun/</a>) is updated frequently!
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Mic Drop A Cappella Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
This money will go to helping pay for competition dues, t-shirts for members for performances, travel costs, and new future opportunities for the group!
This money will go to helping pay for competition dues, t-shirts for members for performances, travel costs, and new future opportunities for the group! Duquesne University Mic Drop A Cappella is a group of 14 dedicated undergraduate students at Duquesne University with varying majors and concentrations. The group is self-directed, and all arrangements are written by our talented members. We perform shows on campus for friends, family and the Duquesne community, at off campus locations such as nursing homes, and we have a competition season where we perform at various collegiate-level events beginning in January. However, most importantly, we are here to spread our love for music and performing.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
We are raising money to help support our members through the competition season. This includes paying competition dues, travel costs, professional recordings of our setlist, and other miscellaneous expenses along the way.
Mic Drop A Cappella provides entertainment through community-oriented performances both on and off campus. We welcome all students to every performance and hope to bring a little joy to campus through our love for music.
Mic Drop A cappella has recently had the wonderful opportunity to professionally record a few songs from our repertoires over the past two years and release them on all music streaming platforms. We currently have two EP’s available for anyone to listen to! We are grateful to be able to afford this through past donations from our community. Additionally, without all the hard work and dedication from our members, none of this would have been possible.
<strong>Stay Connected!</strong>
<strong>You can find Mic Drop A cappella on Instagram and TikTok </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/micdrop_acappella/"><strong>@micdrop_acappella </strong></a>
<strong>We are very active on social media, and all our performances, audition dates, and other important events will be posted! You can also follow us on music platforms such as Spotify and on our YouTube channel.</strong>
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Lexicon Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will go toward the publication of a literary journal for the Duquesne community's consumption, of which is made up of the community’s work.
Donations will go toward the publication of a literary journal for the Duquesne community's consumption, of which is made up of the community’s work. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are:</strong>
:Lexicon is the arts and literary journal of Duquesne, publishing one journal every semester. Our journals showcase student, faculty, and alumni creative works such as fiction, drama, poetry, art, and photography. We also host events such as our annual art show in the spring and Blind Date with a Book during both fall and spring semesters.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Donations will go toward the publication of our literary journal and allow us to publish more of the talented Duquesne community’s creative works. Donations will also support the continuation of our annual art show for the Duquesne community to attend.
This impacts the community by sharing how talented our students, faculty, and alumni are. We have also brought back our Blind Date with a Book event every semester where attendees select a wrapped book and discover something they might not have read otherwise. This develops new reading habits and allows attendees to connect over their favorite books.
Our annual art show didn’t happen for about five years, but because of the Crowdfunding we raised last fall, we were able to bring back our annual art show last Spring 2025 that showcased art and sculptures as well as some readings of poetry and fiction. The event last all day, and not only were there art and sculptures, but there was also a length of time at the end of the event for readings of fiction and poetry.
<strong>Get Connected!</strong>
To stay connected to :Lexicon and see the direct impact of your funds, visit our website (<a href="https://lexiconduq.wixsite.com/mysite">https://lexiconduq.wixsite.com/mysite</a>) and follows us on Instagram @lexiconduq. Email <a href="mailto:lexicon@duq.edu">lexicon@duq.edu</a> with any questions, and if you are interested in submitting to us, view our submission requirements on our website. Stay tuned for information about our Art Show Spring 2026!
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Gamma Sigma Sigma Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
As more Duquesne students join Gamma Sigma Sigma, the more opportunities we have to give back to our community!
As more Duquesne students join Gamma Sigma Sigma, the more opportunities we have to give back to our community! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Gamma Sigma Sigma is a national service sorority founded by six organizations: Alpha Gamma Chi, Booster Squad of Brooklyn College, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Omega Service Sorority, Phi Gamma, and the Women’s Service Organization. We are committed to creating and engaging in opportunities to help the community with their needs. Our goal is for our members to exhibit a lifetime commitment to leadership and service. Our motto is “Unity in Service,” achieved by contributing hundreds of hours to unlimited projects. Our current service partners include: Alex’s Lemonade Stand, March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, etc.
Gamma Sigma Sigma provides Duquesne students with the opportunity to participate in service projects and make a meaningful impact on our community. We organize various fundraisers and events to support the organizations we partner with. Expanding our membership would enhance our ability to make a greater difference both on campus and in the broader Pittsburgh community!
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Gamma Sigma Sigma is working hard to raise our funds so we can expand our service efforts and give back even more to the community! Every donation and fundraiser helps us purchase supplies, support local organizations, and organize new projects that make a real difference. By reaching our fundraising goals, we’ll be able to take on more meaningful service opportunities, from volunteering events and donation drives, and continue strengthening our mission of unity, service, and compassion.
One recent moment that truly reflected the spirit of Gamma Sigma Sigma was this past Autumn Fest, where our chapter came together to host a raffle basket fundraiser. It was through teamwork, creativity, and dedication that we raised $536 (the largest we've ever raised at an Autumn Fest event!) It was wonderful to see how it all worked together with everyone's contributions, with the knowledge that every ticket sold was going to go towards meaningful causes. With the funds we have raised, we were able to give back to the American Society for Suicide Prevention and the American Cancer Society, taking our service off campus and into the community as a whole. This accomplishment not only showed our commitment to service, but it also made us feel more together and united in our mission towards our community.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Please reach out to us and follow us out on our instragram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gss_duq/">@gss_duq</a>. Every like, share, and follow is an easy way to help share our message, and continue to support our chapter!
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FASA Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will help cover the cost of hosting our events events like culture nights, that include Filipino food and traditional Filipino dance.
Donations will help cover the cost of hosting our events events like culture nights, that include Filipino food and traditional Filipino dance. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
The Filipino-American Student Association (FASA) at Duquesne University was founded in 2018 to create a welcoming and supportive community for Filipino-American students while sharing the richness of Filipino culture with the broader campus community. We aim to celebrate Filipino heritage through exciting events, educational programs, and community outreach that highlight our traditions, customs, and culinary legacy. By doing so, FASA fosters a strong sense of identity, unity, and pride among Filipino-American students while promoting cultural awareness throughout the Duquesne community.
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
Keeping in line with our mission to enrich the Duquesne community with our culture, FASA is actively seeking funding to support the procuration of necessary materials, such as bamboo sticks for tinikling and filipino snacks for each subsequent events. The contribution provided will defray the expenses associated with the acquisition of props and equipment, enabling FASA to sustain its efforts in disseminating the richness and variety of Filipino culture to the Duquesne University community.
FASA enhances student life by creating a lively community that celebrates Filipino culture, values, and traditions. We share every facet of our culture with signature Filipino friendliness. Our club aims to create leadership opportunities while encouraging collaboration. Through our events, we provide a supportive space where members can build friendships, develop confidence, and find a sense of belonging. It gives Filipino students an outlet to express their pride for being Filipino. Even for students who aren’t Filipino, they’re able to learn about the beautiful culture of the Philippines.
FASA brings Filipino culture to life through engaging, hands-on events that highlight unique aspects of our heritage. Each event is designed to showcase a distinct tradition—from tinikling, a lively and rhythmic bamboo dance, to parol making, where participants craft traditional star?shaped lanterns. FASA’s mission to enrich campus life also reflects the university’s broader commitment to serving the underserved. We strive to make a positive impact not only within our campus community but also in our home country of the Philippines. Last year, through our fundraising efforts, we raised nearly $900 to support a local elementary school in the Visayan region. These funds provided ceiling fans for every classroom and contributed to rebuilding infrastructure damaged by a typhoon, directly improving the learning environment for underserved students
<strong>Stay in contact!</strong>
<strong>FASA is currently known for their engagingly creative and hilarious videos on their Instagram, </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fasa.duq/?hl=en"><strong>@fasa.duq</strong></a><strong>. So, make sure to check us out!</strong>
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Encore Show Choir Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations will go toward Encore buying sheet music and tracks each semester, so we can practice our set list to put on our shows for the community.
Donations will go toward Encore buying sheet music and tracks each semester, so we can practice our set list to put on our shows for the community. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
The Duquesne University Encore Show Choir, known as just Encore, is the show choir that performs all around the local Pittsburgh area aiming to bring joy to the community! We are a large group of students with diverse majors, all brought together by our love of music and performance. We practice twice a week, on Wednesday and Sundays. At the end of each semester, we have a large concert where we perform all our repertoire for anybody who wants to come see us! Additionally, we have two selected groups that perform an all-singing track or an all-dancing track. Encore supports students with a love for music who might not be able to express it through their majors and provides a platform for singers and dancers to perform at a variety of different locations, on and off campus.
Encore supports students with a love for music who might not be able to express it through their majors. Encore provides a platform for singers and dancers to perform at a variety of different locations, on and off campus.
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<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donation would keep the group running its day-to-day operations, as well as providing our students with rides to performances, music/performance tracks, and a custom shirt for the entire group to match.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
You can catch Encore actively posting on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqencoresc/">@duqencoresc</a>! We love to keep friends and family updated on our whereabouts! Additionally, look forward to our Friends & Family event December 14, 5pm at PNC Recital Hall on Duquesne Campus!
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Dukettes Dance Team Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
There are many expenses for the team such as Nationals camp, uniforms, flights, registration fees, hotel costs, and costumes--these funds help lighten the load.
There are many expenses for the team such as Nationals camp, uniforms, flights, registration fees, hotel costs, and costumes--these funds help lighten the load. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
The Dukettes Dance Team is the official dance team of Duquesne University.
Our completely student-run team is comprised of 15 dancers who put countless hours into the team, both on and off the floor! The team performs at football and basketball games at the university throughout the year. The Dukettes also work hard to compete nationally in April in Dayton Beach, Florida, at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship. The Duquesne Dukettes hold the Title of the 2021 Virtual Team Performance Division I National Champions. The team competed in the Division I Jazz category as an entirely student-run program at NDA Nationals 2023 and competed in finals in 2024 and 2025! They are excited to take the NDA stage again in April 2026. The Dukettes are hardworking, driven and have a passion for competing, performing and supporting the Dukes. These dancers are not only focused on the floor but also strive to show excellence in the classroom with majors ranging from Business, to Nursing, to Health Science, and more!
The Dukettes are very dedicated to supporting our Duquesne athletic teams and community. The Dukettes cheer on the Duquesne University football team as well as the Duquesne men’s and women's basketball teams. The Dukettes engage and entertain the crowd to help boost school spirit. The Dukettes also hold a clinic to show what the team and life at Duquesne is like each semester for current and prospective Duquesne students. They also show their Duquesne spirit year around by participating in various campus events like the Homecoming parade!
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Even though our nationals isn’t for a few months, preparations start in the fall so we have some costs coming up. There are a lot of expenses that go into competition at NDA nationals. There are flight costs, transportation costs, registration fees, choreography costs, costumes, hotel costs and much more that all of the Dukettes have to pay for out of pocket. Not to mention all of the other costs throughout the season such as NDA camp that gets us our bid to nationals, uniform costs and gear costs to name a few. Your donations will help lighten the burden of our Dukettes having to pay for these things so any and all donations are greatly appreciated!
In 2024 the Dukettes made it to NDA finals for the first time as a completely student run team. None of the members of that team will ever forget the moment that they heard their team’s name called as one of the teams that made it to finals. They all waited anxiously to hear their name called and the second they heard it the entire team erupted in cheers, hugs, and happy tears. They were all so proud to make it this far as a student run team and excited to represent Duquesne in finals. They were fortunate enough to make it to finals last year as well and they will be working hard this year to not only make it to finals again, but strive to place better than they did last year!
<strong>Get connected!</strong>
You can find the Dukettes on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnedanceteam/?hl=en">@duquesnedanceteam</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duquesnedanceteam/">Facebook Duquesne University Dance Team</a> and TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@duquesnedukettes">@duquesnedukettes</a>. Here we will be posting updates about the rest of our season and our journey to Nationals! You can also watch us perform at home football and basketball games! If you have any questions reach out to our email <a href="mailto:dukettesdanceteam@duq.edu">dukettesdanceteam@duq.edu</a>.
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Club Track Team Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations would be helpful in covering our costs for meet registrations and transportation costs.
Donations would be helpful in covering our costs for meet registrations and transportation costs. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a student-led run club that provides Duquesne students an opportunity to continue (or begin) their competitive running careers. We hold several group runs per week, creating an inclusive small community of runners. We welcome students of all skill levels, whether you’ve been running your entire life, or are just a beginner looking for a great group to train with.
<strong>What are we fundraising for?</strong>
We are hoping to raise enough money to cover the entirety of our meet registration fees, uniform costs, and travel expenses. Our Club’s main goal is to provide runners with an opportunity to run competitively at no financial cost to them. We understand that college is already expensive enough, so we don’t expect any of our runners to pay for anything related to our expenses. This fundraiser will help us honor our commitment to our runners by keeping our Club free to join!
Club Cross Country/Track and Field provides Duquesne students with a great opportunity to create strong friendships and become a member of a tight-knit team environment. Students are encouraged to pursue their competitive running goals, and Club members are always supportive of their teammates aspirations. Participating with our Club is an incredibly fun way to stay in shape while getting to know some amazing teammates.
<strong>How have we used past support?</strong>
Our Club was able to attend 2 track meets last spring at West Liberty University and Bethany College in West Virginia. These were 2 amazing meets that were an absolute blast for our athletes to attend. Our team held their own in races against Division III and Collegiate Club runners. Being able to watch our teammates have the chance to compete as collegiate athletes was a total joy and inspired us to add even more meets to our schedule this season. Also, we can’t forget the stops at Sheetz during the drive home.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Supporters of our Club should make sure to follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqclubtrack/">@duqclubtrack</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:duqclubtrack@gmail.com">duqclubtrack@gmail.com</a>. We post all updates on meets, practices, and schedules to our Instagram, so make sure to keep an eye out for our posts!
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Center for International Relations Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
Donations cover public transportation in the D.C. Area for students for the entirety of the trip, and help cover meals for students.
Donations cover public transportation in the D.C. Area for students for the entirety of the trip, and help cover meals for students. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
The Duquesne international Relations (IR) Club is the official student organization for the Center for International Relations (CIR) at Duquesne University. While many of our members are program majors, our doors are open to all, and we welcome students from across the Duquesne community. Our club is a place for students to come together and have casual but constructive discussions on world and domestic affairs and partake in fun debates and movie nights. Junior and senior students among us also offer mentorship sessions to our younger cohort, helping them navigate college life in general, but also providing them with insights on course content and teaching methods/styles of various professors to help them improve their academic performance and better manage expectations. The IR Club also supports the Center for IR in raising funds for initiatives that provide educational and career opportunities for students (like the D.C. Trip!). It is a key platform for showcasing the successes of our students and professors and we are very proud of how active we have been since our founding.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
The Annual Washington D.C. Trip is a core initiative of the Duquesne University (DU) Center of International Relations (CIR) and provides students with the opportunity to meet and greet with D.C. based alumni of the program that have successfully pursued careers in governmental and non-governmental fields and come out each year to share their wisdom on careers in IR and security studies. Students mingle with alumni and other career professionals on the first evening of the trip at a reception typically hosted by friends of the Center for IR in the Capital. They then get to visit anywhere between 2-3 sites in or around D.C. to learn more about the host organizations and the work they do. Previous site visits have included the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Quincy Institute, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service, the Institute of World Politics (IWP), the Elliott School and a couple of others places whose names we can neither confirm nor deny(!) Recent funding streams have limited trip size to 12 students (mostly juniors and seniors). Previous trips have resulted in at least one student getting a job offer from one of the institutions and several others receiving application discounts from graduate schools as well as recommendations and other forms of support from alumni when applying to job openings. It is for this reason that we strongly support the trip and continue trying to raise funds for it. The more money we have, the more students can participate! Help us grow the pool of students that can be accommodated to go on this trip!
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American Chemical Society Fall 2025
By Duquesne University
We are defraying the costs of the research-active juniors to attend the spring 2026 American Chemical Society national symposia in Atlanta, Georgia.
We are defraying the costs of the research-active juniors to attend the spring 2026 American Chemical Society national symposia in Atlanta, Georgia. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are: </strong>
We are the American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, an organization recognized by the national governing body of the American Chemical Society. We are an organization of over 200 students from a variety of backgrounds and majors, anyone who is interested in chemistry can be a member of our club, even if they’re not in a STEM field!
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
We are defraying the costs of 10 research-active juniors to attend the spring 2026 American Chemical Society national symposia in Atlanta, Georgia. This includes travel, hotel, food, and meeting related costs. By attending this conference, these students will be able to receive feedback on their research projects from professionals in their field.
Every year, ACS holds its own research symposium to encourage collaboration between students at Duquesne and external institutions via scientific communication. In years past we have had upwards of 40 poster presentations and 11 universities participated in this event. Seeing this much collaboration for this event never ceases to put in perspective ACS’s mission which is to unite scientists across the country.
Throughout the years we have demonstrated excellence as shown by our recognition at the university level as well as national. We have won the ‘Outstanding’ national chapter award, the top award from the national ACS organization, 12 of the past 15 years. We have also won the Green Chemistry Outreach Award from the national ACS organization 9 of the past 12 years, as well as Duquesne University Outstanding Student Organization of the Year (top campus award for clubs) two of the past six years.
<strong>Connect with us!</strong>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqacs/?hl=en">duqacs</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duquesneACS/">Duquesne University American Chemical Society</a>
Website: <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/duqacs/home">Duquesne ACS</a>
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Migration Club
By Duquesne University
The Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus McAnulty College Community Food Pantry.
The Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus McAnulty College Community Food Pantry. Duquesne University Join the Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus McAnulty College Community Food Pantry. The food pantry strives to provide food for students, faculty, and staff year-round with respect and privacy. As an extension of the Center for Migration, Displacement, and Community Studies in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, we recognize food insecurity as an important source of human flows on a global scale. Additionally, we appreciate the importance of food for creating a welcoming and integrated community. <strong>We want everyone in the Duquesne community to have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious and delicious food.</strong>
To achieve this goal, our pantry provides healthy food in a welcoming, stigma-free environment. With the support of McAnulty College, our club aims to address and educate our community about food insecurity by increasing awareness and decreasing stigmas surrounding this widespread issue. We will complement other food-based initiatives on campus to best serve our community. In the future, we hope to expand pantry partnerships to promote sustainability and decrease food waste on Duquesne’s campus.
We know that for many students, food insecurity has a negative impact on their physical and mental health and creates an obstacle to academic and personal success. We also know that for many of us, this situation worsened by the pandemic. We hope that our pantry will not only provide high-quality food for members of the Duquesne community, but will also help raise awareness and facilitate conversation around this serious issue.
Please consider donating to the McAnulty College Community Food Pantry. You can also support us by following us on Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqmigrationclub/">duqmigrationclub </a>and sharing this campaign on social media & with your Duquesne community. In addition to monetary donations, we are also accepting food donations on campus! Check out our Instagram for info on where to donate!
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Duquesne Encore Show Choir
By Duquesne University
Help keep the group running its day-to-day operations, as well as providing our students with rides to performances.
Help keep the group running its day-to-day operations, as well as providing our students with rides to performances. Duquesne University The Duquesne Encore Show Choir, mononymously known as Encore, is the show choir that performs at Duquesne University. We are a large group of students with diverse majors, all brought together by our love of music and performance. We practice twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays. At the end of each semester, we typically have a large concert where we perform all our repertoire for anybody who wants to come see us! Additionally, we have two selected groups that perform an all-singing track or an all-dancing track.
Encore supports students with a love for music who might not be able to express it through their majors. Encore provides a platform for singers and dancers to perform at a variety of different locations, on and off campus.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Your donation would keep the group running its day-to-day operations, as well as providing our students with rides to performances and a custom shirt for the entire group to match.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
You can catch Encore actively posting on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqencoresc/">@duqencoresc</a>! We love to keep friends and family updated on our whereabouts!
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Audio Engineering Society
By Duquesne University
Help send members to attend the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA for the second year!
Help send members to attend the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA for the second year! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are:</strong>
When you think of a recording studio or a live concert, audio engineers are the people who get everything up and running, and keep things on track behind the scenes. Duquesne offers a Music Technology major, in which students get to have hands-on experience with high-end gear, and the Audio Engineering Society (AES) provides even more opportunities for learning new techniques, making connections with other engineers, and improving skills through feedback.
<strong>What we do:</strong>
AES meets on a regular basis so that students interested in the audio industry can:
● Learn about new technology
● Share their projects to get feedback
● Pursue professional experiences through conventions such as AES and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
● Hear from guest speakers in the industry
Membership is open to the entire Duquesne University student body, not just music technology majors. All are welcome
<strong>Why we are crowdfunding:</strong>
Thanks to the generosity of past donors, we were able to attend the AES Conference in New York City this October 2024, with another impressive group of 20 students. In January, members are planning to attend the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA for the second year. As the nation's largest music conference, it attracts thousands of attendees and brands, offering immense networking opportunities and valuable professional experience for our members. This crowdfunding campaign will support these trips, as well as help us schedule guest speakers, providing professional insights into the audio industry. None of these opportunities would be possible without your contribution!
<strong>Please donate today!</strong>
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign to enhance the Duquesne University experience for our Audio Engineering Society members. Thank you!
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Duquesne Debating Society
By Duquesne University
The Debating Society is an educational and competitive Speech and Debate team within the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies.
The Debating Society is an educational and competitive Speech and Debate team within the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. Duquesne University <strong>Who are we? </strong>
The Duquesne Debating Society is an educational and competitive Speech and Debate team within the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, helping teach students the art of public speaking and argumentation.
Duquesne is currently a member of the Collegiate Forensics Association (CFA), an organization that hosts a number of NPDA debate tournaments in a 2 vs. 2 format, as well as a variety of speech events. The team has also attended the Pennsylvania Forensics Association State tournament last year, as well as the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament.
Beyond competing, we host a variety of outreach events to involve the Duquesne community and the greater Pittsburgh area. In previous semesters, we have collaborated with the International Relations club, the Honors College, other universities in the Pittsburgh area, and global organizations like iDebate Rwanda.
The Duquesne Debating Society is open to students of all majors and debate experience. We practice at least three times a week, and debate about both fun and serious topics. In addition to having fun at practice, our students do well in competitions. Last year at nationals, a few of our students came home with national championships and recognition. The team hosted its most recent tournament on Duquesne’s campus and won the first overall sweepstakes!
We travel all across the country for tournaments, but this year we are planning to go to tournaments in:<ul><li>Ocean City, MD</li><li>Wilkes University, PA</li><li>Massanutten Resort, VA</li><li>Athens, OH</li><li>And more to be announced!</li></ul>
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donations go a long way. They would cover everything from registration fees for tournaments to meals and housing for students when we travel. Last year, our team attended nationals in Arizona, but not every member was able to attend. This year, we want to make sure that all of our students have the opportunity to compete in as many tournaments as possible.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
<strong>Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnedebate/">@duquesnedebate</a> and find us on Facebook at Duquesne Debate!</strong>
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Voices of Spirit
By Duquesne University
Help students attend the College Music Society National Conference. Allowing students to grow as musicians and professionals.
Help students attend the College Music Society National Conference. Allowing students to grow as musicians and professionals. Duquesne University Duquesne University’s Voices of Spirit is a mixed chamber/touring choir dedicated to the study and performance of choral music at an exceptional collegiate level.
Each semester, the choir performs several on- and off-campus concerts, including solo concerts and/or touring, large-scale performances with the Pappert Chorale and collaborations with Duquesne University instrumental ensembles.
This November, Voices of Spirit will sing an invited performance entitled “Boundless Voices” at the College Music Society National Conference in Washington D.C.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
By donating, you will help to offset the costs of the choir’s meals, transportation, and hotel accommodation for the College Music Society National Conference. Your donations will help the individual students in Voices of Spirit to grow as musicians and professionals, paving the way for future performance and network opportunities.
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Working Waters
By Duquesne University
Donations made help mobilize our team to and within South Africa and help us continue our efforts to help challenged communities.
Donations made help mobilize our team to and within South Africa and help us continue our efforts to help challenged communities. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Working Waters Club is a student advocacy and research group that focuses on water and health related challenges of underserved communities globally. Our organization includes laboratory and field research used to engage communities; raising awareness and educating on water, sanitation and hygiene for people who may not have proper access, quality, or quantity for such. Working Waters primarily focuses its research in the Tshibvumo and Tswinga communities based in the Bantustan territory of northern South Africa and collaborates with student researchers from the University of Venda to address water issues by emphasizing the role of local municipalities to improve related infrastructure.
Working Waters and its partners from the University of Venda use the qualitative research methodology known as photovoice, to analyze several themes in the daily lives of rural households and their needs around water and health. Randomly selected households are tasked to document their daily interactions with water, sanitation, and hygiene, and are later interviewed by our team to further contextualize their documentation. Thematic analysis gives our team the language necessary to communicate the challenges faced within our subject communities, and directly identify them. Some challenges identified by our research are listed below:<ul><li>Lack of financial tools for all residents to access communal water distribution systems.</li><li>Inconsistent point-of-use water treatment for households.</li><li>Lack of safely managed water.</li><li>Threats of gender-based violence.</li><li>Unemployment.</li></ul>
In addition to communicating challenges faced by the Tshibvumo and Tswinga communities, our team facilitated discussion with our research participants on potential future transformations needed to resolve these challenges long-term.
Working Waters allows students at Duquesne to be involved in cross-cultural research, gain global knowledge, and cultivate their skills in problem-solving from diversified perspectives and teachings of other students involved in environmental and health sciences. As students at Duquesne who are a part of Working Waters sustain the University’s mission of educational and professional excellence, they also sustain its mission of service. Students work to help communities in need of comprehensive solutions for water infrastructure and improved sanitation and hygiene while gaining opportunities to build academic partnerships, and participate in scientific communications to share knowledge and expand our research’s influence.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Donations made help mobilize our team to and within South Africa and help us continue our efforts to help challenged communities. Additionally, donations allow us to provide equipment used to help document the lived experiences of participant households, such as cameras, batteries, and audio recorders.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
Please consider donating, or sharing our page with family, friends, colleagues and coworkers, and others interested in patronage. To stay connected with Working Waters, follow our page on Instagram, and join our internal campus link for those working or studying at Duquesne. Thank you!
Questions? Contact Yvonne Weideman, Duquesne University School of Nursing, at <a href="mailto:weidemany@duq.edu">weidemany@duq.edu</a> or David Kahler, Duquesne University Center for Environmental Science, at <a href="mailto:kahlerd@duq.edu">kahlerd@duq.edu</a>.
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American Chemical Society
By Duquesne University
Support chemistry students attend the 2025 American Chemical Society national symposia in San Diego.
Support chemistry students attend the 2025 American Chemical Society national symposia in San Diego. Duquesne University We are the American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, an organization recognized by the national governing body of the American Chemical Society. We are an organization of over 200 students from a variety of backgrounds and majors, anyone who is interested in chemistry can be a member of our club, even if they’re not in a STEM field!
We foster a love and appreciation for chemistry, do science demos and outreach, career development, and foster personal relationships between people who have an interest in STEM. A major component of our meetings is timely professional development.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
We are defraying the costs of the research-active juniors to attend the spring 2025 American Chemical Society national symposia in San Diego. This includes travel, hotel, food, and meeting related costs.
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Club Tennis
By Duquesne Univeristy
Your donations will help our team continue to keep playing the sport that we enjoy so much!
Your donations will help our team continue to keep playing the sport that we enjoy so much! Duquesne Univeristy <strong>Who are we:</strong>
We are Club Tennis! Our team is composed of 20-30 students who enjoy playing tennis. We have practices twice a week. We also travel to different universities to play in tournaments with different schools from different states. This club helps students to stay active during the school year while playing a sport they love. Everyone on the team creates a social space where you can be yourself and find some of your best friends!
<strong>Why we are fundraising</strong>
This is a huge opportunity for our club, since we receive little money from the University it is hard to fund everything. Your donations will help our team continue to keep playing the sport that we enjoy so much!
<strong>Where are the donations going</strong>
These donations would help go towards affording court time, tennis balls, tournament fees, and travel costs.
By sharing this page with your friends and family you can spread the word. This crowdfunding will help us reach or even exceed our goal!
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Mullens Spiritan Mission
By Duquesne University
Support 20 Duquesne students and Spiritan campus ministers traveling down the country roads of West Virginia for a mission trip in the town of Mullens.
Support 20 Duquesne students and Spiritan campus ministers traveling down the country roads of West Virginia for a mission trip in the town of Mullens. Duquesne University We are a group of 20 Duquesne students and Spiritan campus ministers traveling down the country roads of West Virginia for a mission trip in the town of Mullens.
Mullens, WV is a coal mining town that was hit by massive flooding in 2001. Since then, the town has fallen into poverty and is still recovering. The Duquesne community and their students have been working with the people of Mullens for almost 3 decades. This community partnership is uniquely Spiritan. Duquesne staff and students get to work side by side with the people of Mullens on a project that is conceptualized by the locals.
Spiritan Campus Ministry is a catalyst in forming the mind and the heart of students to help them attain their bigger goals in life. Spiritan mission experience gives the students participating on these trips a once in a lifetime experience of how missionaries live-out the gospel values of serving and caring for the needy. Moreover, these trips allow students to walk humbly in the shoes of the people they encounter and work with on their mission trip. From November 22-26, 2024, we will engage with the community in Mullens. Driven by the Spiritan pillars of forming authentic relationships, being open to the spirit, and walking with those on the margins, we will be serving in a local food bank, and helping clean and clear a community center/park in town. Duquesne students will work closely with the Mullens Opportunity Center and the Ittman Food Pantry managed by the local chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Six years ago, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the MOC and have since helped with planting and maintenance. The greenhouse has been extremely successful and has resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
Additionally, the community is beginning to look into more initiatives to increase tourism. These initiatives include the start of a railroad museum, rental cabins, and stream beautification. Mullens is on the rise, and we are very pleased to be a part of it!
We appreciate anything and everything you will donate/give! Please donate today and help us spread the word on social media! Thank you!
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
All donations will go directly to our students’ cleaning project and gardening supplies. The students are also doing a group project of assembling hygiene kits and baby blankets for the local St. Vincent de Paul chapter. Extra funding will be used to assist defray the cost of the gas needed for the rental vehicles that will transport our students from Duquesne campus to the Mullens Opportunity Center and back.
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Undergraduate Mock Trial
By Duquesne University
Help students cover the cost of transportation and lodging for all competing members.
Help students cover the cost of transportation and lodging for all competing members. Duquesne University The Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team is a group of students who compete in fictitious trials by portraying attorneys and witnesses and building a case theory. Mock Trial provides its members with the opportunity to be exposed to the courtroom environment so that they can develop their trial advocacy skills, public speaking skills, as well as their analytical and logical thinking skills – all of which are invaluable skills in the legal field and in life.
In 2023, the Dukes advanced to the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) for the second time in the last 3 years!
As a registered team through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), we compete against other universities throughout the country such as Ohio State University, Penn State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Villanova, and the University of Pittsburgh (to name a few). We travel to invitational tournaments as well as to AMTA National Championship competitions.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Donations would help cover the cost of transportation and lodging for all competing members, and they will also help with the cost of registration fees for tournaments, receiving case materials, and aiding in the cost for the use of demonstratives that are used within trial.
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Julia Filipkowski, President of Undergraduate Mock Trial, at <a href="mailto:filipkowskij@duq.edu">filipkowskij@duq.edu</a> or Nicholas Muffi, Treasurer of Undergraduate Mock Trial, at <a href="mailto:muffin@duq.edu">muffin@duq.edu</a>
Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq.mocktrial/?hl=en">@duq.mocktrial </a>or our soon to be TikTok page <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@duqmocktrial">@duq.mocktrial </a>to keep up with the Dukes' winning culture!
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Trumpet Studio
By Duquesne University
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is preparing to compete at the National Trumpet Competition at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX.
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is preparing to compete at the National Trumpet Competition at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. Duquesne University The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is a group consisting of trumpet performance and music education majors from the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of this performing ensemble are to provide Duquesne trumpet students the ability to perform in a mass chamber ensemble, to compete in national and international competitions, and to represent Duquesne on an international level to students and pedagogues across the globe.
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is preparing to compete at the National Trumpet Competition, which is a multi-day competition and pedagogical event for college-age aspiring professional trumpeters. This year, the competition is being held at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. Our organization is seeking crowdfunding to help offset travel costs and make attending this competition possible.
Attending the National Trumpet Competition allows students to:<ul><li>Network with established professionals as well as other rising young artists in the trumpet world</li><li>Compete with other college ensembles from around the country</li><li>Compete in solo and excerpt divisions with other collegiate trumpet students</li><li>Attend masterclasses and performances</li><li>Try out new instruments</li><li>Represent the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music within the greater collegiate trumpet community</li></ul>
Donations to our crowdfunding campaign will help offset the cost of:<ul><li>Transportation</li><li>Hotel Accommodations</li><li>Competition Fees</li></ul>
This multi-day competition is an invaluable and formative experience for collegiate trumpeters. We hope you will consider donating to our campaign as we represent the Mary Pappert School of Music on a national level. Thank you!
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Student Occupational Therapy Association
By Duquesne University
Your donations will help students cover the cost of traveling to the AOTA conference in Philadelphia.
Your donations will help students cover the cost of traveling to the AOTA conference in Philadelphia. Duquesne University The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is a student-led club for students majoring in Occupational Therapy. We provide volunteer opportunities and host guest lecturers which promote opportunities for professional development through networking between cohorts and established professionals. One of the main events of the year is the AOTA conference, which is being held in Philadelphia, PA this upcoming April. We hope to send some SOTA members that wish to attend the conference!
OTA is one of the most engaging clubs at Duquesne University by supporting the students in various ways through coming together for both academic and professional development. It allows students to connect with others and enhance their network within the OT community.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Your donations will help students cover the cost of traveling to the AOTA conference in Philadelphia. This includes gas money, hotel room, food, and even a ticket to attend the event! Some students who wish to attend the conference are held back because of the cost, but with your donations you can give a student the opportunity to learn about the OT profession as a future practitioner!
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Please shhare this link to friends and families or through facebook, instagram. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram
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Flute Choir
By Duquesne University
Help allow members to attend by upcoming performances and conventions.
Help allow members to attend by upcoming performances and conventions. Duquesne University Under the direction of Dan Parasky, The Duquesne University Flute Choir is currently a 14 member chamber group that meets once a week and performs original compositions and arrangements across a variety of musical styles. We welcome flutists from any degree program and feature the standard C flute as well as other instruments from the flute family including the piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, and contrabass flute. In addition to performing one themed concert a semester, we have also hosted master classes and collaborated with other flute groups in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. We have also performed at two National Flute Conventions (2022 – Chicago, IL, and 2023 – Phoenix, AZ), the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention and the 2024 international Low Flutes Festival in Washington, DC.
Being a member of the Flute Choir allows musicians the opportunity to broaden their musical abilities. Through attending conferences, the members have the opportunity to perform for other flute players in the country and world. Not only is it an educational and professional experience, but members also can broaden their networks by meeting a diverse array of musicians. Members also attend lectures, workshops, masterclasses, and performances to enhance their musical capabilities. Besides attending conventions, Flute Choir members also can collaborate with other flute players in the Pittsburgh area through festivals at local colleges, collaborating with local flute choirs, and performing concerts. By being a member, music and non-music majors are offered the opportunity to continue to develop their passion of music and grow as a musician.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
The Duquesne University Flute Choir is applying to upcoming conventions/conferences with the National Flute Association, Flute Society of Washington D.C. and/or Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (P.M.E.A.). Your donations will help members attend by offsetting convention fees, travel expenses, and room and board. To make this invaluable opportunity accessible to all our members, we are launching this crowdfunding campaign. Your generosity would help ensure that our members can attend and enjoy a convention experience.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
Please make a gift today and share this page with family, friends, and alumni via e-mail, text, social media, and word of mouth! Your generosity will help enhance the Duquesne University experience for our Flute Choir members. Thank you for your consideration and support!
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Music Therapy Student Association
By Duquesne University
Donations help provide financial assistance so that Duquesne MTSA members can attend the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference
Donations help provide financial assistance so that Duquesne MTSA members can attend the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference Duquesne University MTSA is the Music Therapy Student Association consisting of Duquesne University’s undergraduate Music Therapy students. We plan events and service projects to promote the Music Therapy department, advocate for Music Therapy, bond with fellow students, and support Duquesne University’s campus.
The Duquesne University MTSA consists of a combination of 20 undergraduate & equivalency music therapy students from the Mary Pappert School of Music. Through MTSA, we aim to:
● further the professional and social development of our members in the music therapy field
● promote and advocate for music therapy
● support both Duquesne University's campus and community through various service projects and events
<strong>How your gift can help!</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to provide financial assistance so that Duquesne University MTSA members can attend the <a href="https://www.glr-amta.org/conference-overview/">Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference</a>
Reasons why attending this conference would greatly add to our Duquesne University experience:
● some members have submitted presentation proposals, and we have the opportunity to present to a captive audience
● opportunity to network with others in the field, which can lead to clinical opportunities or even full-time jobs post-graduation
● attend lectures run by professionals in the field
Your donation will help to offset the costs of the expenses of Conference, such as:
● Conference Registration Fees <ul><li>Hotel Bookings </li><li>Transportation Costs</li></ul>
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
<strong>Please donate and help spread the word!</strong>
Please make a gift today and share this page with alumni, family, friends via e-mail, text message, word of mouth and on social media. <strong>Thank you!</strong>
<strong>Spread the Word: </strong>Give us a like on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duquesne.mtsa.58/"><em>Duquesne Mtsa</em></a> and follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_mtsa"><em>@duquesne_mtsa</em></a>. Every like, share, and follow are an easy way to help share our message!
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Duquesne Club Wrestling
By Duquesne University
Your donation will help our wrestlers not worry about buying gear and spending money on travel expenses.
Your donation will help our wrestlers not worry about buying gear and spending money on travel expenses. Duquesne University We are a group that gives both men and women a unique opportunity to pursue wrestling in college. We have a wide range of experience levels, and we hope to grow our wrestlers both on and off the mat.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donation will help our wrestlers not worry about buying gear and spending money on travel expenses.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
We have Instagram pages that you are able to follow to get connected and learn about how we grow!
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnewrestling/">@duquesnewrestling</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqwomensclubwrestling/?hl=en">@duquesnewomensclubwrestling</a>
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Kappa Epsilon
By Duquesne University
Help Duquesne Pharmacy students attend the 55th National Convention in Lexington, Kentucky.
Help Duquesne Pharmacy students attend the 55th National Convention in Lexington, Kentucky. Duquesne University Kappa Epsilon is a professional fraternity with the purpose of uniting pharmacy students, faculty, and alumni. The fraternity emphasizes service, leadership, and scholarship within the field of pharmacy. The Alpha Phi chapter, located at Duquesne University, was founded in October 1999 and continues to fulfill our purpose while also supporting our national philanthropies of breast and ovarian cancer.
Kappa Epsilon is a great opportunity available to all Duquesne School of Pharmacy students because it provides many occasions for professional development, networking, and community service. Besides helpful guidance from our faculty advisors, Dr. Witt-Enderby and Dr. Lohr, Kappa Epsilon is almost entirely student run. We offer many Executive Council and Committee Chair positions to our members that allows them to develop leadership skills and provides them with valuable experiences to add to their resume. Kappa Epsilon allows pharmacy students to connect with each other through social events to create treasurable and lifelong friendships. As a national professional fraternity, there are 43 active collegiate chapters and 10 alumni chapters spread across the country. Because of the widespread nature of our organization, members have the opportunity to make a connection with alumni throughout the field that allows them to get ahead of their competitors. Members are able to grow personally by participating in many different service and community outreach programs such as:
● Card drives for organizations like Girls Love Mail and Amy’s Rays of Sunshine
● Attending the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk
● Holding a table at the Annual Health and Wellness Fair to educate the public on breast and ovarian cancer
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● Volunteering to help administer vaccines for the School of Pharmacy
● Hosting Tea with KE to show our appreciation to the School of Pharmacy faculty
● Holding bake sales and other fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for our philanthropies One of the biggest fundraising events that we hold each year is the Women’s Health Luncheon.
The event was started by our chapter’s former member, Katie Ansel, who was very passionate about our philanthropies. Unfortunately, Katie Ansel herself passed away from breast cancer after graduation. We continue to hold this event, open to the public, in her honor where women speakers are invited to share their survival stories. This past year, we raised about $1,600 from ticket sales and other fundraisers to donate to the local Hair Peace Charity and the Great Lakes Regional Branch of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.
<strong>What your donation can help cover</strong>
Every two years, the Kappa Epsilon Professional Fraternity hosts a national convention that allows all chapters to come together to share ideas to improve our chapter. This year, the 55th National Convention will be held in Lexington, Kentucky from May 29-31 2025. Each chapter is required to send at least two members to the event; however, we would like to have the opportunity to send as many members who would like to attend. Those who attend will:
● Network with other pharmacy students and professionals across the country
● Attend presentations from leading pharmacy professionals
● Attend career navigation seminars and breakout sessions
● Help us build a new foundation for strengthening our chapter as we strive to continue to further our career and engage in community service
Donations raised will help to cover registration fees, transportation, and hotel costs for the convention.
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqkappaepsilon/">@duqkappaepsilon</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:kappaepsilon.duq@gmail.com">kappaepsilon.duq@gmail.com</a>
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Ballroom Association
By Duquesne University
Help Duquesne dancers bring in group lessons taught by local private instructors and competition registration.
Help Duquesne dancers bring in group lessons taught by local private instructors and competition registration. Duquesne University Ballroom Association at Duquesne is an organization that provides ballroom dance lessons free to students on campus. All skill levels are welcome as we strive to foster a fun-loving community of ballroom dance enthusiasts. We are also willing to help serve other organizations that have events for either charity or entertainment purposes.
<strong>We support Duquesne by:</strong>
Lessons are free for all students
We practice in safe and energetic place with lots of room to dance
We foster an environment that makes it easy to meet new people
It has been a source of stress relief, especially during midterms and finals
We lend our talents to service and social events
We offer a safe way to connect with the larger Pittsburgh Ballroom Community
<strong>How your gift could help</strong><ul><li>Group lessons taught by local private instructors </li><li>Competition registration </li><li>Costs of attire </li><li>Transport to events</li><li>Merchandise for members to promote the club</li></ul>
<strong>Get Connected</strong><ol><li>Follow our Instagram! <a href="http://www.instagram.com/duqballroom"><em>@duqballroom</em></a></li><li>Join us on campus link! <a href="https://duq.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ballroomdanceassociation"><em>Ballroom Association at Duquesne</em></a></li><li>Reach out to us with email! <em><a href="mailto:ballroomdancedu@gmail.com">ballroomdancedu@gmail.com</a></em></li></ol>
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Lexicon
By Duquesne University
Donations will go toward publishing the journal and improving it.
Donations will go toward publishing the journal and improving it. Duquesne University We are Duquesne University's literary journal. Every fall and spring, we publish student, faculty, and alumni work such as fiction, poetry, art, and photography. We provide students with the opportunity to become professionally published as well as help with the publishing process. At the end of each semester, we have a release party to present the finished journal and allow students to showcase their work to an audience.
We also sponsor events such as blind date with a book where members get to randomly select a wrapped book, giving attendees the opportunity to read something new they might not have considered before. This event is free for all students, which means that we purchase all the books with our own budget.
This spring we are also bringing back our annual art show where student creative work will be displayed all day and at the end of the day a select number of students will present their work to a gathered audience, offering them the chance to share their work.
<strong>How your gift could help</strong>
The donations will go toward publishing the journal and improving it. Because of print and publishing costs we are often limited to how many pages we can print. However, your donation will allow us to give more students the opportunity to have their work published in our journal! Donations will also be used to cover the costs of hosting the art show so that admission to the event can be free to all students who wish to attend, thereby allowing easier access to promoting student work.
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Nursing and Pharmacy Global Health Immersion in Roatán 2025
By Duquesne University
Support Nursing and Pharmacy students who will be participating in a Global Health Immersion in Roatán.
Support Nursing and Pharmacy students who will be participating in a Global Health Immersion in Roatán. Duquesne University We are a group of Nursing and Pharmacy students who will be participating in a Global Health Immersion in Roatán, Honduras during Spring Break (March 1-8, 2025). Continuing our interdisciplinary work from last year, we will be travelling again to work with the amazing staff at <a href="https://clinicaesperanza.org/">https://clinicaesperanza.org/</a>. The clinic provides care to over 140 patients per day, and no one is turned away for inability to pay – this is especially important since there was a fire at the only public hospital on the island this past winter. Your contribution will directly defray the students’ cost!
Nursing and Pharmacy students have a global health immersion and actively provide care to residents of the Bay Islands, Roatán. Students will travel on a Spring Breakaway and donate their time, money, and energy to assist with local healthcare needs. The week will include daily work on healthcare initiatives coordinated with local neighborhoods and in the clinic. In the clinic, students will work with nurses, pharmacists, and physicians to provide care to patients of all ages. We will also work with <em>promotoras, </em>who serve as community liaisons, and complete presentations for members of the community. We will also sharpen our Spanish skills, learn about local culture, and visit unique areas of the city and country.
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
Please consider donating to help defray the cost of this Spring Breakaway for our students. This is a life-changing experience, but the out-off-pocket expense is high, especially with airfare. Your donation money can help to make a difference!
<strong>Get Connected!</strong>
See your donation in action during our Spring Break week! We will share updates during our trip on social media – Follow @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dunursing/?hl=en">dunursing </a>and @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnepharm/?hl=en">duquesnepharm</a>
<em>Questions? Contact Amber Kolesar, Duquesne University School of Nursing at </em><a href="mailto:kolesara@duq.edu"><em>kolesara@duq.edu</em></a><em> or Jordan Covvey, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy at </em><a href="mailto:covveyj@duq.edu"><em>covveyj@duq.edu</em></a><em>. </em>
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Duquesne Club Track
By Duquesne University
Support helps with transportation to events and competitions, practice and workout equipment, uniforms, spikes, field event equipment and more!
Support helps with transportation to events and competitions, practice and workout equipment, uniforms, spikes, field event equipment and more! Duquesne University <strong>Who we are:</strong>
Duquesne Club Track and Field was created in 2023 as an organization dedicated to gathering runners and athletes to continue our love of the sport. We consist of students who ran in high school along with those who are now discovering the joy of Track and Field. We gather a couple times a week to run and workout together. As we are a newer organization, we are still growing and looking to expand. This year we are hoping to participate in Club Track and Field events and compete with other universities!
This club supports the students at Duquesne by providing a gathering place for newer and older athletes alike looking to better themselves through the sport. We are a space to take a break from the busyness of college life and enjoy running and moving.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Your donations will help cover the several costs that come with running a club sports team, especially one like track, since we do not get funding from the university. This includes transportation to events and competitions, fees to cover those events and competitions, practice and workout equipment, uniforms, spikes, field event equipment and more! We appreciate any donation amount, know that it will be used to grow our club to reach even more students and share the love of Track and Field!
<strong>Get connected</strong>
Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqclubtrack/">@duqclubtrack</a>! Like, follow, and interact with us! You can also email us at <a href="mailto:duqclubtrack@gmail.com">duqclubtrack@gmail.com</a>. If you know anyone interested in supporting us, please share our link and tell them about our campaign.
We ask for <strong>YOUR </strong>support as we continue to grow our club and look to compete in competitions!
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Coalition for Quality Queer Care
By Duquesne University
Help Duquesne students raise funds to hold activities and bring in guest speakers.
Help Duquesne students raise funds to hold activities and bring in guest speakers. Duquesne University The Coalition for Quality Queer Care (CQQC) is a newly founded club made up of healthcare majors that advocate for and service the LGBTQ+ community. Members dedicate their future careers to improving care for this community informational and encourage a safe space on campus for learning and fun activities. We plan to host meetings about healthcare, hold fun brain break activities, and service the local LGBTQ+ community. We currently have 6 founding members with around 30 students interested in becoming official members.
This club supports the students of Duquesne by advancing current knowledge of LGBTQ+ healthcare disparities, providing opportunities for direct involvement in service for the LGBTQ+ community, and encouraging social activities while taking a break from rigorous course material.
<strong>How your support can help!</strong>
Your donation could help cover snacks and activities for meetings, gifts for speakers we host, and overall help to boost our budget to allow the CQQC to host more events.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
You can get connected by following our Instagram @duq.qualityqueercare or by emailing our Secretary at carnahanm@duq.edu. We will be posting meeting dates and well as any social events on our Instagram so swing by if you are interested!
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American String Teachers Association
By Duquesne University
Help Duquesne Music students attend the 2025 national conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Help Duquesne Music students attend the 2025 national conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Duquesne University The ASTA organization is working to attend the 2025 national conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This conference will include guest speakers presenting sessions about performing, teaching publicly or privately, instrument repair and more. This conference will provide networking opportunities for students who attend and will show string musicians in their line of work.
<strong>Who we are:</strong>
We are a small organization based out of the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University called ASTA. ASTA is an association of people that appreciate and play stringed instruments, want to teach Orchestra programs, or simply just like listening to classical music. This year, our organization has grown to 21 members, all who are interested in the organization and what it provides. This organization is open to any musician; band, orchestra, or choir, as well as students outside of the music school.
This organization allows for educational opportunities for performing, teaching students, and other students who enjoy string instruments.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donation will help cover airline, hotel, conference attendance, and transportation fees.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
Follow us on Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqasta/">duqasta</a>
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Women's Club Lacrosse
By Duquesne University
Help cover referee expenses, gas for our drivers, or even something as small as some water bottles for game days.
Help cover referee expenses, gas for our drivers, or even something as small as some water bottles for game days. Duquesne University Women’s club lacrosse at Duquesne is all about getting active and having fun! Through playing a sport that we all love we are able to take a break from our classes and embrace some healthy competition. In our fall season we usually have up to 3 play days or tournaments where we will travel to other colleges to play against them. This fall we have/ will play Kent State, Mount Vernon, West Virginia and James Maddison. In the spring we take on a few more games to play and could qualify for a tournament at the end of the year. While we all love to play lacrosse, our teams main focus is sportsmanship. We take pride in that we are known in our league as one of the nicest and most fun teams to play against. Above all else we encourage everyone to cheer each other on and bring smiles and good attuites to practice and games each day.
This cub supports the students of Duquesne by contributing to our physical and mental health. We Sometimes we need to take a step away from our stressful workload and get some fresh air doing an activity that we love. At practice we include a variety of drills that push our cardiovascular endurance, ball handling skills and field awareness. Playing a club sport means that we enjoy competition, but school remains our main priority. With that being said, it is important to stay balanced with school and our social lives as well. Our club embraces that through team bonding events on the weekends and even getting to know other club sports. Women’s club lacrosse allows our players to get a well rounded college experience and give us the freedom to get what we want out of it.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donation could help cover referee expenses, gas for our drivers, or even something as small as some water bottles for game days. We don’t want anyone to debate joining our team because of finical issues or for our players to feel like they aren’t being taken care of. We genuinely care about the wellbeing of all of our teammates, and any donation could help promote that.
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Disc Golf Club
By Duquesne University
Help Duquesne student buy equipment like discs, bags, minis, and towels for newer members.
Help Duquesne student buy equipment like discs, bags, minis, and towels for newer members. Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Our Mission Statement- Guide members through informal competition and practice on campus. Guide members through formal competitions off campus at disc golf course locations. Ensure that disc golf is played according to the rules of the sport. Give students a way to relieve stress and give them better focus on their studies.
We are really focused on growing the sport of disc golf at a college level and giving the opportunity to play to all who want to. We really want to encourage all people, no matter their skill level or experience, to learn more about the sport, play more, and improve their game! Our club aims to be a way to facilitate these opportunities to everyone that wants to try! This can be either practices on campus or college tournaments in another state.
The club supports the students at Duquesne by giving them a fun stress reliever from school and providing them with once in a lifetime opportunity to play disc golf at the collegiate level. We aim to be a club that can anyone of any skill level can join and have a great time.
<strong>Why we need your help</strong>
Your donations would go towards many things. Donations would cover buying equipment like discs, bags, minis, and towels for newer members. This could cover tournament fees, food, Airbnb’s, and gas for members who wish to travel out of state to play in college tournaments and just general disc golf trips.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
<strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:discgolf@duq.edu"><strong>discgolf@duq.edu</strong></a>
<strong>Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqdisc/"><strong>@duqdisc</strong></a>
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The Duquesne Entrepreneurship Council
By Duquesne Univeristy
Your support will help us create opportunities for learning and innovation!
Your support will help us create opportunities for learning and innovation! Duquesne Univeristy <strong>Who we are!</strong>
The Duquesne Entrepreneurship Council is open to anyone and free to everyone. We encourage collaboration and team building and promote leadership, and creative problem solving.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Your support will help us create opportunities for learning and innovation!
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
<strong>Email duqbiz@gmail.com</strong>
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National Association for Music Education
By Duquesne University
Support 40 music education students attend the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference.
Support 40 music education students attend the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference. Duquesne University Duquesne University’s National Association for Music Education Chapter #159 (NAfME) is a collegiate organization for music education majors at the Mary Pappert School of Music. The organization offers professional development opportunities throughout the year for students, including workshops, professional speaker presentations, with the main opportunity being the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference.
This chapter is required for all Music Education students and provides experiences of professional development as well as chances to network with other music educators. Our main professional development event this year is a job fair full of practice interviews, teaching demos, and secondary instrument performances. This day begins with a Zoom meeting from the President of NAfME.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Last year, our organization was fortunate enough to send 25 students to the PMEA Conference. Through the help of our Crowdfunding campaign, we were able to keep their individual cost under $100. We hope to continue these efforts this year and send 40 members to the conference, keeping the cost affordable.
This year, more than 40 students have shown interest in attending the conference, and we hope the donated funds from this campaign will allow for the 15 additional students to attend. Your donations would go towards conference registration and hotel accommodations!
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nafme159/">@nafme159</a>
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Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
By Duquesne University
By donating, more student pharmacists would be able to attend conferences to learn more about the profession.
By donating, more student pharmacists would be able to attend conferences to learn more about the profession. Duquesne University Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy - Duquesne Chapter is an organization that prepares and exposes student pharmacists to go into the field of managed care pharmacy. AMCP defines this field of pharmacy as applying scientific evidence to support the proper use of medications to enhance patient and population health outcomes while optimizing the use of limited healthcare resources. By covering so many aspects of pharmacy, this field allows pharmacists to apply their clinical knowledge to advocate for their patients to ensure they are receiving the best medications to support their outcomes while maximizing their therapy with the resources available.
Here at Duquesne, AMCP chapter students are supported by having early exposure to this field and getting involved in programs to further enhance their education to support finding a career in the field. AMCP nationally offers annual conferences to student pharmacists to meet, network, and advocate for the profession. This offers an opportunity for student pharmacists to professionally develop and become more knowledgeable in this field. We also participate in the National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics Contest every year. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to experience what being a managed care pharmacist entail. We are given a newly FDA approved drug and are to determine whether or not it should be put on an insurance company’s formulary. We do extensive research to develop a drug monograph and presentation to support our decision.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
By donating to AMCP, more student pharmacists would be able to attend conferences to learn more about the profession, more students would be able to compete nationally, and gain experience applying their clinical skills in this field. The chapter would be able to expand and support more members school wide with national involvement.
<strong>Get Connected</strong>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amcpduq?igsh=MWhteXgzZTQ2cW8xdA%3D%3D">amcpduq</a>
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Email: <a href="mailto:amcpduquesne@gmail.com">amcpduquesne@gmail.com</a>
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Delight Ministries
By Duquesne University
Support allows us to hold activities, community events, service opportunities, scholarships to assist women in purchasing our biblical curriculum.
Support allows us to hold activities, community events, service opportunities, scholarships to assist women in purchasing our biblical curriculum. Duquesne University Delight Ministries is a woman, student-led organization. We aspire to lead women to fall deeper in love with Jesus. Delight chapters are rooted in Scripture-based curricula and resources. We are devoted to empowering college women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple, and transform their campus culture. At Delight, we meet once a week to go over a devotional provided to us by Delight Ministries. We also have community events and service events. Community events are what allows our chapter to feel like a family and not just a weekly Bible study. Service events are meeting practical needs in our community and helping our chapter be the hands and feet of Jesus! We plan a couple of service events each semester and spend time finding practical needs to meet within our chapter and for our greater community. This could be preparing sanitary kits for women's shelters, making bags for the homeless, collecting food for food drives, and more.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
Through the gift that is these donations, doors will be opened to fund engaging and fun activities through Delight, therefore fostering relationships to support community growth, promoting faith and a positive Duquesne experience.
Our crowdfunding goal is $1,000. This amount is necessary to support engaging activities, community events, service opportunities, scholarships to assist women in purchasing our biblical curriculum and trips to local retreats and conferences.
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong>
Delight has changed countless people's lives. We ask for your support to continue changing lives and leading people closer to Jesus's love. As you can see in our video, the smiles and community we have grown has become such a pivotal part of these women's lives, and we need your help to continue this mission. We appreciate you and thank you endlessly!
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Sigma Tau Delta
By Duquesne University
The International Honors Society for the study of English language and
literature, fundraising to send students to the 2024 Centennia convention
The International Honors Society for the study of English language and
literature, fundraising to send students to the 2024 Centennia convention Duquesne University <strong>Who we are</strong>
Sigma Tau Delta is the International Honors Society for the study of English language and literature, established in 1924. It is one of the oldest and largest collegiate honors societies. This year, AY24-25, is the centennial of the organization’s founding. Sigma Tau Delta promotes and supports literature and the literary arts, a love of books, storytelling, poetry, performing arts, and literacy in the broadest sense. Its service projects reflect and employ the skills and knowledge that the discipline cultivates.
Sigma Tau Delta offers opportunities for students to present their creative and critical work in literary studies at campus symposiums, publish their work in the globally circulated undergraduate journals <em>The Review</em> (scholarship) and <em>The Rectangle </em>(creative writing), volunteer opportunities to work with English-language learners on and off campus, and support to attend conferences and conventions that address literature, literary studies, and creative writing.
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
The continuation of the 2024 Centennial Sigma Tau Delta convention will be right here in Pittsburgh, from 19 to 22 March 2025—at the Wyndham in downtown. Our chapter will not only send a delegation of writers, poets, and scholars, but we will also be actively involved in staffing the convention. Your donations will help us pay the attendees’ registration fees, which are $125.00 per person. Since the convention is right here in downtown Pittsburgh, we have no other expenses.
<strong>Please make a gift today</strong>
Gifts of all sizes will help us reach our goal. You can also support us by sharing our page on social media to spread the word.
Sigma Tau Delta would like to extend, ahead of time, a warm 'thank you!' to all who will help us realize our plans and goals this academic year. We appreciate your generosity and your recognition.
<strong>Stay Connected</strong>
Please follow us on Instagram at: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sigmataudelta_duq">sigmataudelta_duq</a>
For questions, please contact us at:<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com">sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com</a>.
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Model United Nations Club Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Support the Students of Duquesne's Model United Nations Club!
Support the Students of Duquesne's Model United Nations Club! Who We Are
The Duquesne Model United Nations Club is both a class and a club, allowing students to get either International Relations or Political Science credit while participating in the club. During club meetings, we discuss current events, learn about the structure of the United Nations, partake in speaking exercises, and learn how to diplomatically engage in debate using the same parliamentary procedures used by the United Nations. Outside of class, we attend conferences, which provide experiences which we would never be able to attain in the classroom, and host an annual competition (DuqMUN) for high school Model United Nations clubs, which helps foster the next generation of Model United Nations Club leaders at the university level.
Why We’re Fundraising
The cost of sending student delegates to a Model United Nations conference has significantly increased over the last few years. Our club has continued to grow and we are attempting to bring as many students as possible to conferences. We have won major awards conferences we have recently attended and have a talented group of upper- and under-classmen that are primed to win more awards at future conferences.
As a club, we pride ourselves on fully covering the costs of conferences so that every student has a chance to participate, regardless of their financial situation and we need your help to cover these costs!
Any amount you would be able to donate would be helpful in sending students to a conference.
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Club Wrestling Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help support Duquesne's Club Wrestling Team!
Help support Duquesne's Club Wrestling Team! We are a group of individuals who are involved in giving opportunities to both men and women to pursue wrestling in college. We have people who have wrestled their whole lives, and some who are just starting. Through this program, we hope to grow individuals not only as wrestlers, but as people!
Some things to keep in mind about your donations:<ul><li>Since we are a club sport, we rely heavily on donations to help our program.</li><li>Your donation will help our wrestlers not focus have to pay out of pocket for gear (such as headgear, singlets, shoes, and more).</li></ul>
Follow us on social media:<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnewrestling/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ%3D%3D">@duquesnewrestling</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqwomensclubwrestling/?hl=en">@duqwomensclubwrestling</a></li></ul>
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Sociology Club Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help us assist undergraduate students conduct and publish research!
Help us assist undergraduate students conduct and publish research! Duquesne University The sociology club is dedicated to bridging the gap between academic findings and real-world implementation. The club is focused on issues that are researched in academic settings, but may struggle to find footing in the praxis. We host community events, attend public forums, and provide a space for students to bring forth issues they see impacting the larger Pittsburgh community.
The Sociology Club currently stocks all the women’s restrooms in College Hall with free period products. The club is also working on methods to assist undergraduate students conduct and publish research. This includes Brown Paper Bag Lunches where students will informally present their research to a group of interdisciplinary professors and provide feedback to produce the highest quality research. Additionally, the Sociology Club is hosting the second Social Justice Research Symposium where undergraduate students can present their research, win awards, and publish their work.
<strong> What could my donation help cover?</strong>
Your generous donation would provide the funds for additional period products, meals for the Brown Paper Bag Lunches, cover the cost for guest speakers and lectures, and prize money for undergraduate research.
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<strong>How can I get connected?</strong>
You can contact the Sociology Club at <a href="mailto:sociologyclub@duq.edu">sociologyclub@duq.edu</a> or follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsocclub_duq%2F">@socclub_duq</a>. Our Instagram will post live updates of our Spirit donations as well!
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Filipino American Student Association Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help us showcase Duquesne's solid Filipino culture!
Help us showcase Duquesne's solid Filipino culture! Duquesne University Duquesne University's Filipino American Student Association (FASA) is committed to cultivating cultural consciousness and commemorating the rich legacy of the Philippines within the university's student body. FASA endeavors to acquaint students with Filipino culture's diverse traditions, customs, and culinary heritage through various events and activities.
An outstanding aspect of FASA's endeavors is the exhibition of traditional Filipino dances such as tinikling, a lively and rhythmic dance incorporating bamboo poles. Furthermore, FASA arranges street food stalls during Group Body Meetings, allowing attendees to sample genuine Filipino cuisine.
To sustain the provision of these enriching experiences, FASA is actively seeking support to secure funding for procuring necessary props for acts such as tinikling and establishing street food kiosks for subsequent events. The contribution provided will defray the expenses associated with the acquisition of props and equipment, enabling FASA to sustain its efforts in disseminating the richness and variety of Filipino culture to the Duquesne University community.
We invite you to participate in our FASA support by donating to our fundraiser and promoting it to your acquaintances, acquaintances, and relatives. Collaboratively, we can guarantee the flourishing of FASA's cultural activities and sustain their constructive influence on the university. I express my gratitude for your assistance.
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Strong Women Strong Girls Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Support the women of Strong Women Strong Girls in creating and executing a successful field trip for their mentees.
Support the women of Strong Women Strong Girls in creating and executing a successful field trip for their mentees. Duquesne University <strong>Who We Are</strong>
Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG) is a nationally recognized mentoring organization that offers programming for elementary school girls in Pittsburgh and Boston. With college women as mentors, the program strives to support positive mentoring relations between college women and pre-adolescent girls in underserved local communities. SWSG strives to build a safe, nurturing afterschool program for girls in grades 3-5 where they raise their ambition and learn from positive female role models. As mentors of the Duquesne University Chapter of SWSG, we aim to cultivate the self-confidence and aspirations of the 200+ elementary-aged girls within the Pittsburgh community. During our weekly sessions, the girls read a biography of a female role model - one who is recognizable at either the historical, national, or local level - and then apply one of the role model’s specific, positive attributes to a structured activity. We also have the opportunity to directly discuss the challenges and realities that the girls face every day.
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
On April 20th, Duquesne SWSG will be hosting our annual educational field trip to Duquesne’s campus. This is our biggest event each year as we bring the girls we mentor to Duquesne and show them what a college campus is like, expose them to what higher education can offer, and bring all of our strong girls together for a day. As the number of girls we mentor grows, the amount of materials - and therefore funding - subsequently grows. Through funding, we could be assisted in providing lunch and snacks, activity materials, and transportation for girls participating in our field trip.
Please consider joining us in our mission to empower our young mentees and change their lives forever.
<strong>Help to spread the word about this campaign by sharing on social media.</strong>
Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQSWSG! Don't forget to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SWSGPgh">Facebook (Strong Women Strong Girls Pittsburgh)</a><strong> </strong>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/swsg_duq/">Instagram (swsg_duq)</a>.
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Mic Drop A Cappella Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Mic Drop allows students to come together to practice, perform, and share a unique form of music on campus and throughout the country!
Mic Drop allows students to come together to practice, perform, and share a unique form of music on campus and throughout the country! Duquesne University Mic Drop A Cappella was founded 2016 so students at Duquesne University could have the opportunity to come together to practice, perform, and share a wonderfully unique form of music on campus and throughout the Pittsburgh area. Throughout this year Mic Drop has had 15 student-singers of various majors who arrange and perform music from various genres.
<strong>Our recent accomplishments...</strong><ul><li>Multi-time Quarterfinalists at the <a href="http://varsityvocals.com/competitions/">International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA's)</a></li><li>Performed at both Pitt and CMU</li><li>Hosted annual Spring and Winter Concerts</li><li>Hosted Beats on the Bluff (our annual invitational a cappella concert)</li></ul>
<strong>What we want to do...</strong>
We are excited to become more active on campus and in the community, but we need funding to make our hopes and plans come true! This year we hope to continue our momentum and:<ul><li>Represent Duquesne University at the ICCA's, which is a competition against over 400 selected groups from the United States, Canada and United Kingdom</li><li>Recorded our first (yet to be released) EP</li><li>Host an annual Winter and Spring Concert</li><li>Host other a cappella groups from inside and outside of the city to grow our A Cappella community</li><li>Perform around the city to spread our love of music and bring joy to the community</li><li>Use music to raise money for causes and other service organizations in the community </li></ul>
<strong>Why we need you to make a gift to our organization...</strong>
All of these events are extremely exciting for our group and the community we wish to serve, but everything comes with a price. Donations will be used to help offset the cost for:<ul><li>ICCA audition fees</li><li>Transportation to and from our competitions</li><li>Studio recording, mixing and mastering fees</li><li>Enhance our concerts by being able to make programs, pay someone to run lights, decorate the venue, etc.</li><li>Even smaller donations will allow us to pay for items like sheet music - the music we perform is actually created by students in the group, but the software we use to create our covers is costly.</li></ul>
<strong>Please help fund our passion to perform music...</strong>
Words cannot convey how much we love music. This is because the love we have for music is a feeling, an entity, and ultimately, a<em> sound</em>. We go beyond the sheet music and we dive into the raw emotion and feeling of each and every song that we learn and perform. Our job is to tap into people’s emotions and let them feel happiness, excitement, thrill, joy, sadness and sorrow. We want to show people that A Cappella music is a very intimate experience and we want to represent Duquesne University to show others what we can do and what we stand for. Funds we receive we will give you music that can never be forgotten.
<strong>Donate today and help spread the word!</strong>
As a smaller organization, gifts of any size will make a big impact on our efforts and go a long way in helping us to build a solid financial foundation for <em>Mic Drop A Cappella</em>. Another way to help is to spread the word about this campaign to friends, family, and on social media. Thank you so much for your consideration! We can't wait to keep our donors informed throughout the year about our efforts.
<strong>Social Media</strong>
For more about Mic Drop, follow us on social media!
<strong>Instagram</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/micdrop_acappella/">@micdrop_acappella</a>
<strong>Facebook</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/micdropacappella">@Duquesne Mic Drop</a>
<strong>Youtube</strong>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@micdropacappella5789">Mic Drop A Cappella</a>
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Philosophy Club Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help the Philosophy Club provide a learning space for all levels of philosophical interest and publish annual journal!
Help the Philosophy Club provide a learning space for all levels of philosophical interest and publish annual journal! Duquesne University The Philosophy Club serves to provide a learning space for all levels of philosophical interest. The club has an annual published journal for undergraduate members to submit their research and contribute to the academic conversation.
<strong>What We Do:</strong>
The club also hosts on-campus student led conferences and symposia that allow students to practice public speaking and research presentation skills that translate to career and academic abilities.
<strong>How can I get connected? </strong>
You can contact the Philosophy Club at philosophyclub@duq.edu or subscribe to us on YouTube @ Duquesne Undergraduate Philosophy Society.
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Migration Club Food Pantry
By Duquesne University
Join the Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus McAnulty College Community Food Pantry.
Join the Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus McAnulty College Community Food Pantry. Duquesne University <strong>Who We Are</strong>
Join the Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus McAnulty College Community Food Pantry. The food pantry strives to provide food for students, faculty, and staff year-round through our partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. As an extension of the Center for Migration, Displacement, and Community Studies in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts we recognize food insecurity as an important source of human flows globally. Additionally, we appreciate the importance of food for creating a welcoming and integrated community. We want everyone in the Duquesne community to have reliable access to enough nutritious and delicious food.
<strong>What We Do</strong>
To achieve this goal, our pantry provides healthy food in a welcoming, stigma-free environment. With the support of McAnulty College, our club aims to address and educate our community about food insecurity by increasing awareness and decreasing stigmas surrounding this widespread issue. In line with other food-based initiatives on campus, the Migration Club with the McAnulty College Food Pantry will do its best to serve our community. In the future, we hope to expand pantry partnerships to promote sustainability and decrease food waste on Duquesne’s campus. We know that for many students, food insecurity has a negative impact on their physical and mental health and creates an obstacle to academic and personal success. We also know that for many of us, this situation has been worsened by the pandemic. We hope that our pantry will not only provide high-quality food for members of the Duquesne community but will also help raise awareness and facilitate conversation around this significant issue.
<strong>What could my donation help cover? </strong>
Your generous donation would provide the funds to stock the pantry and diversify the food options. We plan to offer a wider range of dietary-sensitive options such as gluten-free, dairy free, vegan, Halal, Kosher, vegetarian, and more. Funds would also cover awareness events hosted by the Migration Club such as speaker events, documentary viewings, or academic conferences. <strong>Please consider donating to the McAnulty College Community Food Pantry – thank you! </strong>
<strong>How can I get connected? </strong>
If you’re interested in joining Migration Club or in getting more information, you can email us at migrationclub@duq.edu or support us by following us on Instagram @duqmigrationclub - please share this campaign on social media and with your friends and family!
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Kappa Epsilon Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Support the Alpha Phi chapter of Kappa Epsilon at Duquesne University!
Support the Alpha Phi chapter of Kappa Epsilon at Duquesne University! Duquesne University <strong>Who are we?</strong>
Kappa Epsilon is a professional pharmacy fraternity. We are an Alpha Phi chapter at Duquesne University. Our chapter was founded October 17, 1999. Since then, our members have become increasingly involved in the Pittsburgh community.<ul><li>We host an annual Women's Health Luncheon that helps to raise donations and provide awareness for our philanthropies: ovarian and breast cancer. </li><li>We also have active participation as student volunteers in Duquesne University's School of Pharmacy events, such as the Market Square Health and Wellness Fair and COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics </li></ul>
Our organization fosters a professional consciousness, preparedness for a PharmD career, and develops long lasting friendships.
<strong>What does your crowdfunding donation support?</strong>
Your donation will aid in registration costs so that our members can attend the 55th Kappa Epsilon National Convention, which will be held in 2025. Those fortunate to attend will:<ul><li>network with fellow pharmacy students and pharmacy professionals from across the country</li><li>share ideas with the other Kappa Epsilon members so that we can better the organization, our chapter, and brainstorm ways to support our philanthropies: ovarian and breast cancer</li><li>hear presentations from leading pharmacy professionals</li><li>attend career navigation seminars and breakout sessions</li><li>help us to build a new foundation for strengthening our chapter as we continue to strive to further our careers and engage in our community </li></ul>
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Duquesne Trumpet Studio Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help the Duquesne Trumpet Studio travel to the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Anaheim, CA this May!
Help the Duquesne Trumpet Studio travel to the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Anaheim, CA this May! Duquesne University About the Duquesne Trumpet Studio The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is a group consisting of trumpet majors from the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of this performing ensemble are to provide Duquesne trumpet students the ability to perform in a mass chamber ensemble, to compete in national and international competitions, and to represent Duquesne on an international level to students and pedagogues across the globe.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding </strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio has been accepted to perform at the International Trumpet Guild Conference this May in Anaheim, California. Crowdfunding means making this important and formative experience more accessible for our studio members.
The ITG Conference gives an opportunity for students to:
● meet a diverse mix of trumpet players from around the country and abroad
● attend masterclasses and performances
● compete in solo and excerpt divisions
● try out new instruments
● spend time in an environment where they are able to learn and grow during their time there This is an invaluable experience for young artists.
<strong>Donations to our crowdfunding campaign will help to offset the costs of: </strong>
● Hotel Accommodations
● Conference Fees
● Transportation Please Donate Today!
We hope you will consider donating to our campaign, as we represent Duquesne University and the Mary Pappert School of Music on an international level. Thank you
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Gamma Phi Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Support the brothers of Gamma Phi in funding the growth and prosperity of the fraternity!
Support the brothers of Gamma Phi in funding the growth and prosperity of the fraternity! Duquesne University We, the brothers of the Gamma Phi Fraternity, would like to cordially thank you for visiting our crowd funding page. For those who may not know, the Gamma Phi Fraternity was founded at Duquesne in 1916, where it has remained for the past 108 years. As of today, we remain the oldest and last remaining local fraternity in the great city of Pittsburgh. Because Gamma Phi was founded at Duquesne University, the brotherhood has a rich and illustrious history with the University. Throughout the past 108 years, the Gamma Phi Fraternity has produced generations of respectable alumni who have left Duquesne better men because of the brotherhood instilled by the Gamma Phi Fraternity. And that is why we ask for your help today.
<strong>Current State of the Gamma Phi Fraternity</strong>
Throughout the past few years, the presence of the Gamma Phi Fraternity at Duquesne University had diminished dramatically. However, the brotherhood has seen a significant turnaround within the most recent pledge class. Gamma Phi has seen a resurgence this spring semester where 5 new freshman have been integrated to the brotherhood. This has increased our numbers from the previous two brother to now seven total. Albeit our numbers are small, the bothers are dedicated to preserving the brotherhood that has been passed down through generations at Duquesne, as well as sharing the brotherhood with new members to come. With assistance form the Gamma Phi Alumni Association, the Gamma Phi Fraternity is making strides to reestablish itself as a proactive and engaging fraternity on campus. That is why your donations are at the upmost importance to help preserve our traditions and the presence we have at Duquesne.
<strong>What will donations be used for?</strong>
With your help and generous donations, we will be able to fund many events, projects, and activities for our brothers. The brothers are currently exploring our options for activities to host. Currently we are looking to doing events that establish and get the name of Gamma Phi out to other students of Duquesne. Your donations will be used to fund these events that will spread the Gamma Phi brotherhood. Other areas in which donations would be helpful to us would be purchasing our fraternity’s insurance, any Greek Life fees, new Gamma Phi letters, graduation medallions, apparel for new brothers, composites, maintaining the Gamma Phi War Memorial on campus, and assisting with many smaller fundraising efforts for our philanthropy and our brothers. Increasing our presence on campus is a top priority of the brothers of Gamma Phi and your generous donations will make that possible.
<strong>Your Donations Matter!</strong>
Due to our current size and state, your donations will go a long way to preserving the Brotherhood of Gamma Phi. This crowdfunding campaign gives us the opportunity to expand and grow Gamma Phi unlike we previously imagined. And no matter the amount, your donations are always appreciated! If you would like to help us out in any other way you can follow our Instagram account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealgammaphi?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">@therealgammaphi</a> or you can share this crowd funding page on any social media outlet. And lastly, all the Brothers of the Gamma Phi Fraternity would like to thank you for your help and support to help revitalize a once thriving fraternity at Duquesne University.
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Mission Trip: Dominican Republic
By Duquesne University
Help students facilitate a day camp for children ages 6-10 within the local parish in San Juan De La Maguana!
Help students facilitate a day camp for children ages 6-10 within the local parish in San Juan De La Maguana! Duquesne University <strong>Who Are We?</strong>
We are a group of 8 Duquesne University students who will traveling to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic this August.
<strong>What Are We Doing? </strong>
While we are there, we will be facilitating a day camp with Our Lady of the Hope Parish for children ages 6-10. The camp will be focused on structured play and mentorship.
<strong>How Can Your Donation Help? </strong>
The money raised will go towards funding shirts for the children, sporting equipment, arts and crafts, books, and snacks for the children. Any additional funds raised will be donated towards medical supplies for the local pharmacy.
In addition to running the camp, we will be spending time with the people in the community through home visits and tours of the area.
<strong>Please consider spreading the word and donating today! Any donation big or small can make a difference. Thank you in advance!</strong>
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Student Nurses' Association
By Duquesne University
Student Nurses' Association is looking to raise money to go towards travel expenses for our state level conferences and the NSNA convention we attend each year.
Student Nurses' Association is looking to raise money to go towards travel expenses for our state level conferences and the NSNA convention we attend each year. Duquesne University <strong>Who We Are</strong>
Student Nurses’ Association is an organization for undergraduate nursing students here at Duquesne. This organization provides educational resources and is a great way for nursing students to network and gain leadership skills. Members stay involved through chapter meetings, fundraising, social, and service opportunities. SNA allows for not only involvement within Duquesne or Pennsylvania, but even on the national level! We keep engaged in the current healthcare system on the pre-professional level by attending conferences and legislative programs. Many of these workshops and conferences aim to promote the involvement and understanding of our healthcare system. With the wide variety of opportunities and resources available students have the chance to network with students from down the hall they have never met here at Duquesne to the whole other part of the nation!
<strong>What Happens at Conferences? </strong>
Through SNA at Duquesne students are provided the opportunity to attend two different workshops, along with the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania state conference and the National Student Nurses’ Association national conference. All of these events give students the chance to be exposed to different aspects of nursing, but most importantly a real-life simulation. There are two workshops that take place each year: Capitol Hill: Step by Step and LEAD. Capitol Hill is a legislative workshop which ensures the understanding of the relationship between the political process and healthcare, as well as how students can influence change through advocacy and writing resolutions. The LEAD workshop is designed to develop nursing students across the state into leaders within nursing. The state conference and national conference both revolve around networking and advocacy through small workshops and resolutions. Resolutions are written by schools throughout the state and nation to promote a change in an area student most see fit. Duquesne has continuously finalized a resolution to do our part to promote change and bring a voice to patients. During these conferences' hospitals, employers, schools, and many other nursing resources gather to speak to students during the expo. This gives our nursing students the option to network across the nation for job prospecting!
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<strong>The impact of your gift </strong>
Your donation will help us to give back to the organization, our students. With this money we can plan events with our local chapter, as well as allow our students to attend and receive the amazing opportunity both workshops and conventions provide. These expenses include airfare, hotels, and convention fees.
<strong> Follow us on social media! </strong>
Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fdusnaduq%2F">@dusnaduq</a>, to see what SNA is up to!
<strong>Please donate and spread the word! </strong>
We ask that you please donate today! Anything helps us in our conference costs. Let others know about SNA and our campaign by sharing this page! The members of Student Nurses’ Association thank you so much for your support!
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Encore Show Choir Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help Encore in purchasing music, affording travel, and other expenses that need to be covered for us to perform!
Help Encore in purchasing music, affording travel, and other expenses that need to be covered for us to perform! Duquesne University Encore Show Choir is a group of about 25 students at Duquesne University with varying majors and academic backgrounds who share a love for music, singing, anddancing. We perform a setlist of about 10 choreographed songs with genres ranging from pop to musical theater at multiple shows throughout the semester including on campus events such as Best Buddies and Relay for Life!
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong><ul><li>We are fundraising to raise money for new sheet music and CDs, travel costs to transport members to performances off campus, and to buy shirts for all our members to wear and look uniform during our performances. We would also use the money towards future events like the recent Encore Show Choir Reunion that was held!</li><li>We are asking for your support in donating so we can continue to make music for ourselves and our community, and we appreciate any support you can give no matter how big or small!</li></ul>
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong><ul><li>Feel free to check us out on social media! You can find us on Instagram and TikTok @duqencoresc and you can watch our performances on YouTube @encoreshowchoir. We would love and greatly appreciate it for you to further share this campaign with your friends, family, and the Duquesne Community! Thank you!</li></ul>
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Club Volleyball
By Duquesne University
Duquesne Women's Club Volleyball needs your support to cover tournament fees throughout the semester!
Duquesne Women's Club Volleyball needs your support to cover tournament fees throughout the semester! Duquesne University Duquesne Women's Club Volleyball was formed in 2022 and is continuing to grow! We have a very dedicated group of players that push each other to get better on and off the court and have fun competing. We travel to other universities for tournament play and the chance to play in a competitive nature. As a club, we strive to provide a space for players to continue playing volleyball at a competitive level in college and build a community and network of players through Duquesne.
<strong>Why We Need Your Help…</strong>
We are fundraising to continue to expand our club! We would like to continue to participate in 4-5 tournaments a semester, which roughly cost 200-300$ each. To bring more players to tournaments, get more uniforms, and upkeep the equipment we use now, we are asking for the help of donors since we are not funded by the university!
We ask for your support as we continue to grow as a club community and have the chance to have more competition at this level.
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong>
We appreciate your consideration in donating to our campaign. Your donations are an immense help in providing us with the monetary provisions needed to do what we love to the fullest extent.
<strong>Social Media</strong>
For more about Club Volleyball at Duquesne, follow us on social media!
<strong>Instagram</strong>: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqwcvb/">duqwcvb </a>
<strong>Facebook</strong>:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086077317476"> Club Volleyball at Duquesne University</a>
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SOTA Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Occupational Therapy Association provides students with volunteer opportunities, guest speakers, and opportunities for professional development!
Occupational Therapy Association provides students with volunteer opportunities, guest speakers, and opportunities for professional development! Duquesne University The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is an organization for students majoring in occupational therapy. We help students grow as professionals by providing volunteer opportunities, hosting guest lecturers from the profession, and allowing the different cohorts to interact and mentor each other to success!
We are fundraising for the upcoming AOTA conference, which is one of the main professional development opportunities that is offered to attendees of the club and the OT program. AOTA 2025 will be in Philadelphia from April 3rd to 5th.
<strong>Why We Need Your Help…</strong>
We are crowdfunding because not every student who wants to go to the AOTA conference is able to without financial assistance. We are looking to provide each student the opportunity to attend this amazing opportunity for networking and learning about our profession from other OTs! Each student attending the conference will have the opportunity to attend or present poster sessions, network with occupational therapists across the United States, attend lectures and head from keynote speakers, travel with other Duquesne students and faculty members, and be able to represent DU OT department.
Students attending AOTA will have the opportunity to:<ol><li> Attend or present poster sessions</li><li>Network with Occupational Therapists across the United States</li><li>Attend lectures and hear from keynote speakers</li><li>Travel with other Duquesne students and faculty members</li><li>Be able to represent DU OT department</li></ol>
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong>
Please consider making a donation to help SOTA give students the opportunity of this learning experience! You can also help us by spreading the word of this campaign by sharing the link to social media, email to interested parties, and even texting!
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Supply Chain Council Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help DSCC raise funds for an annual networking event, which has connected students with supply chain professionals in the Pittsburgh area for 17 years!
Help DSCC raise funds for an annual networking event, which has connected students with supply chain professionals in the Pittsburgh area for 17 years! Duquesne University <strong>What is the Duquesne Supply Chain Council?</strong>
Duquesne Supply Chain Council (DSCC) is a student-run organization for Supply Chain Management that provides opportunities for students to gain real world experiences, network with industry professionals and enhance their professional development.
<strong>Why Are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are in need of donations to continue to offer students the opportunity to network with major companies in the Pittsburgh area. We host the annual Supply Chain Connection to bring students and supply chain professionals to campus. <strong>This event allows Duquesne students to explore the field of supply chain management, inquire about internships and full-time work, and ask questions.</strong> With your help, we will host the Connection event for its eighteenth year!
Education, practice, and community integration are imperative to creating the foundation for a career in Supply Chain Management. It is vital that students receive understanding of the applicability of Supply Chain Management. Students will be able to experience the applicability of this degree by visiting various plants around the area. <strong>In previous year students had to opportunity to visit the Warehouses and offices of Allegheny Health Network, SAP, US Steel, and Alro Steel. </strong>We are adding other groundbreaking facilities to our radar for the 2024-2025 school year. We need YOUR support to help send students to one plant per semester!
We ask that you please donate today to help give Duquesne University students this unique experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading the word of this campaign to others via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQDSCC! Thank you!
<strong>Additional ways to help!</strong><ul><li>Follow our Instagram page for updates <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_scc/">@duquesne_scc</a></li><li>Please help us spread the word on LinkedIn and other social media platforms!</li></ul>
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Tikkun Olam Makers Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help students provide open source technology and adaptive equipment to individuals in the Pittsburgh area with disabilities or within vulnerable populations!
Help students provide open source technology and adaptive equipment to individuals in the Pittsburgh area with disabilities or within vulnerable populations! Duquesne University We are the Duquesne Chapter of Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) which is a non-profit organization that provides open source technology and adaptive equipment to individuals with disabilities, elderly, or vulnerable populations through the Pittsburgh community. TOM @ Duquesne is fundraising money for our toddler mobility trainer event that we are hosting at the end of April. These mobility trainers are small wooden wheelchairs for children with physical disabilities aged 6 months-3 years to help them gain independence in movement. We are asking for support for the supplies to build these mobility devices.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong><ul><li>The more donations we receive allow us to build more toddler mobility trainers to be donated to children throughout the community</li><li>Donations will allow more students to learn fabrication skills and work on interprofessional networking during the event</li></ul>
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong>
<strong>Additional ways to help is to spread the TOM mission by following us and the global page on instagram!</strong>
<strong>Instagram</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_tom/">@duquesne_tom</a>
<strong>Global Page</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tikkunolammakers/">@tikkunolammakers</a>
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Duquesne University Student's in Athletic Training
By Duquesne University
Help Athletic Training students attend the annual PATS convention this June!
Help Athletic Training students attend the annual PATS convention this June! Duquesne University <strong>Who Are We?</strong>
We are Duquesne University Student’s in Athletic Training, but we go by DUSAT for short! We are a student run club connecting Duquesne students currently enrolled in our athletic training program, or students enrolled in the health sciences program interested in pursuing a career in athletic training. As a club, we host group events that encourage fellowship and promote professional development of students in the program, as well as allowing them to connect with faculty and staff, including our own Duquesne Athletics ATs.
<strong>Why Are We Fundraising?</strong>
The Pennsylvania Athletic Training Society (PATS) is hosting their annual athletic training convention from June 6th-8th in Hershey, PA. To help promote professional development of our student ATs, we want to send some as representation of Duquesne Athletic Training and to foster professional connections within our career field!
PATS also provides students with the opportunity to showcase their knowledge of athletic training with a quiz bowl. In the past, DUSAT has sent student representatives who have won! This year, along with sending students to the convention, we are looking to compete and represent once again!
<strong>Asking for YOUR Support:</strong>
DUSAT is hoping to use this opportunity to gain exposure for our program and allow our students the opportunity to develop relationships with other professionals in our field! We have sent students to athletic training conferences in the past and would love to be able to continue to do so!
<strong>How YOU can help:</strong>
To see what else we are up to, check us out on social media by following our Instagram @dusat1. Please consider sharing our page to your social media platform and thank you for considering a donation to our club!!
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Community Journalism Project Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help the Society of Professional Journalism members visit local high schools of Pittsburgh to talk to aspiring journalists and members of school newspapers!
Help the Society of Professional Journalism members visit local high schools of Pittsburgh to talk to aspiring journalists and members of school newspapers! Duquesne University The Society of Professional Journalists is a national professional collegiate association dedicated to promoting quality journalism. We are fundraising to kick-off our community journalism project. This program will consist of members of our group visiting surrounding high schools with newspapers to give advice to fellow aspiring journalists. We will operate workshops that demonstrate how to correctly report on and write a news story. We need your help to assist in paying for our transportation to and from our desired locations. Spread the word on social media, so we can raise enough money to make this happen.
The Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to promoting quality journalism nationwide. Now, we’re reaching out to aspiring journalists in local high schools to share insights, offer guidance, and promote ethical reporting practices. What We’ll Do:
- Conduct workshops on proper news reporting and writing.
- Provide advice and mentorship to aspiring journalists.
- Foster a passion for journalism within high school communities. Why We Need Your Help: We need funds to cover transportation costs to and from local high schools in Pittsburgh. Your donations will directly support our outreach efforts, enabling us to reach more aspiring journalists. This project is needed for sustaining the Society of Professional Journalists at Duquesne University. By sharing our knowledge and passion for journalism, we’re investing in the future of quality reporting.
Spread the Word: Share our crowdfunding campaign on social media and help us reach our goal! Together, we can empower the next generation of journalists and uphold the values of quality journalism. Thank you for your support in advancing the field of journalism and nurturing the talents of aspiring reporters!
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Sigma Iota Rho Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
We are the Honors Society for International Relations and are hoping to provide more programs for any student interested in the field!
We are the Honors Society for International Relations and are hoping to provide more programs for any student interested in the field! Duquesne University <strong>What is Sigma Iota Rho</strong>
Sigma Iota Rho is the national honors fraternity for International Relations. The purpose of Sigma Iota Rho is to promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs, and global studies and to foster integrity and creative performance in the conduct of world affairs.
<strong>Sigma Iota Rho at Duquesne</strong>
Duquesne’s Chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, Epsilon Chi, is a focal point in connecting Duquesne students with the world. We are dedicated to bringing together fellow students studying International Relations or anyone interested in the field. We strive to host events for Duquesne that highlight global affairs while strengthening our local community. These events include, but are not limited to debates, guest speakers, and general discussions about current affairs.
<strong>Why we are Crowdfunding</strong>
We are crowdfunding to help cover the costs of hosting the events listed above and to help defray the expenses of the annual Networking Trip to Washington D.C which our members participate in. Every year our members get the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. and meet with alumni who currently work in a range of fields - government, non-profits, contracting, think tanks, etc. This past year, our members had the chance to engage with members of the Quincy Institute, take part in an alumni panel, and meet agents and analysts from the FBI. Funds will be used to host next year’s events for students and to cover the vehicle expenses of the Washington D.C. trip.
<strong>Please Support us and Spread our Mission!</strong>
Please consider donating to help subsidize costs for our events and support our members in going to Washington D.C. Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated. Also please consider sharing our campaign on your social media platforms. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
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National Community Pharmacist Association Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Help our student run pharmacy group that advocates for our independent and community pharmacy's within the Pittsburgh area!
Help our student run pharmacy group that advocates for our independent and community pharmacy's within the Pittsburgh area! Duquesne University <strong>Duquesne’s NCPA Student Chapter is a student ran pharmacy organization that focuses on learning about entrepreneurial endeavors in the field of pharmacy, as well as support independent pharmacies in the Pittsburgh area. We give chapter members the opportunity to explore various paths within community practice, as well as teach them the skills that may help day open their own pharmacy. Community pharmacists are on the front lines daily as the most accessible health professional for patients to go and ask questions about their medications. Our organization empowers members to become the best community pharmacist they can be. </strong>
<strong> We are participating in crowdfunding this spring to help raise funds to send chapter members to NCPA’s Annual Conference this October 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. This conference provides students the opportunity to network with independent community pharmacists and owners from across the United States. Our president, Isabella Termini, had the opportunity to attend this conference. Here are a few remarks about her experience: </strong>
<strong>“ I was the first representative to attend the conference in over 5 years due to lack of funding for our members. At the conference, I was able to network with countless pharmacists and student pharmacists from around the country, attend lectures and presentations on current pharmacy topics, and attend general business meeting sessions that focused on advances in community pharmacy. My favorite part about attending the conference was networking. I met student pharmacists from across the country, including Wyoming, Tennessee, and Washington. It gave me an appreciation for how other states implement pharmacists into their healthcare systems and how important pharmacists can be. My favorite presentation I attended was about the newest RSV vaccine. I was able to take that information I learned from the presentation and help make recommendations to patients in my community who qualify for the vaccine. Finally, the general business sessions made me excited for the profession of pharmacy because NCPA is fighting back against wrongful reimbursement fees from PBMs. Because I was able to attend the conference, I was able to come back to my local chapter and provide so much valuable information about NCPA and the profession of pharmacy. Next year, the conference is in Columbus, OH. Many of our members do not have access to funding to attend these conferences. It is my belief that with your support of our NCPA student chapter that our members can learn more about the profession and get excited about becoming future pharmacists. I have certainly benefitted from attending, and I know our members will too for next year.”</strong>
<strong> We are asking you to consider donating to our NCPA student chapter so we can provide funding to our members to go this upcoming October! This conference is a great opportunity to network with other pharmacists in the field and to learn more about future careers in community pharmacies. Giving our members the opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship in pharmacy and working within the community allows our members to gain a greater appreciation for the profession of pharmacy. Any donation will be greatly appreciated and disbursed directly to our members attending the conference. We appreciate all your help and support! </strong>
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<strong>Check us out on Instagram @duqncpa to see what our chapter has been up to this year! </strong>
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Gamma Sigma Sigma Spring 2024
By Duquesne University
Support the Gamma Delta chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma at Duquesne University!
Support the Gamma Delta chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma at Duquesne University! Duquesne University <strong>Who We Are </strong>
Gamma Sigma Sigma is a national service sorority that was founded by six organization: Alpha Gamma Chi, Booster Squad of Brooklyn College, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Omega Service Sorority, Phi Gamma and the Women’s Service Organization. We are committed to creating and engaging in opportunities to help the community in their needs. Our goal is for our members to exhibit a lifetime commitment to leadership and service. Our motto is “Unity in Service,” which is achieved in contributing hundreds of hours on unlimited projects.
Our current service partners include:
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand
- American Cancer Society
- March of Dimes
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
<strong>Why We Are Fundraising </strong>
We are currently fundraising to upgrade our storage and chapter equipment; we have a small budget therefore not much is possible without funding. In addition, our chapter almost doubled in size this semester, therefore we need more funding for the events we plan to complete. Your generous donations would help us bring better shelving and organization in our closet. In addition to, helping our members plan multiple campus activities to continue serving our campus community.
<strong>Please Donate and Spread the Word! </strong>
Any donation would make a huge difference! We are a small growing chapter and could use any help that you are able to give. In addition to donating, we would greatly appreciate you following us on social media, @gss_duq on Instagram. Thank you for taking the time to visit our page!
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DU Club Swim
By Duquesne University
Help DU Club Swim attend more meets in the future that may be further away to give our swimmers an opportunity to swim at different levels!
Help DU Club Swim attend more meets in the future that may be further away to give our swimmers an opportunity to swim at different levels! Duquesne University <strong>Who are we?</strong>
Established in 2019, the club swim team at Duquesne is an officially recognized club sports team. Our current team contains around 40 members, from new to past competitive swimmers. As a club swim team, we allow students to get involved in recreational and competitive swimming regardless of their experience.
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
We are fundraising to gain support and spread the word about our club team. Through fundraising, our team can work towards the following:<ul><li>Entry fee coverage for swim meets</li><li>Transportation</li><li>Team swim caps and swimsuits</li><li>Teambuilding opportunities</li><li>Membership in the Club Swimming Organization</li></ul>
<strong>How to help?</strong>
There are two ways you can help our Club Swim Team. You can:<ul><li>Donate today through our crowdfunding page. Just by donating $10 today, a team member will receive a swim cap to wear during our season meets.</li><li>Spread the word. If you know anyone interested in supporting us, please share our link and tell them about our campaign.</li><li>Check out our social media!<ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqclubswim/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">@duqclubswim</a></li></ul></li></ul>
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oSTEM @ Duquesne
By Duquesne University
Help STEM students offset the cost for undergraduate student travel and attendance for the National oSTEM conference!
Help STEM students offset the cost for undergraduate student travel and attendance for the National oSTEM conference! Duquesne University Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (oSTEM) at Duquesne is a new student organization that caters to LGBTQ+ students in STEM.
We are currently in our second semester on campus, and would love for some of our members to attend the upcoming National oSTEM Conference.
<strong>Why we need your support!</strong>
The 14th Annual oSTEM Conference is set to occur in Portland, OR, bringing together over 1,100 LGBTQ+ individuals including students, professionals, and recruiters from STEM fields nationwide and globally. This inclusive environment encourages participants to openly share both their professional and person journeys while learning from one another. The conference offers a diverse range of programs, from introspective discussions on queer issues and career development to technical sessions highlighting cutting-edge research.
Members can also take advantage of the Career & Graduate School Expo to network with industry professionals and academics.
We hope that alumni of Duquesne, especially LBGTQ+ identifying people and allies, donate to our campaign to help current students take advantage of this new opportunity. Please share with your networks, and check out what else we’re doing at our website,
<a href="https://duquesneuniversity.my.canva.site/ostem">https://duquesneuniversity.my.canva.site/ostem</a>
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Delight Ministries 2024
By Duquesne University
Delight is devoted to empowering women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple, and transform their campus culture.
Delight is devoted to empowering women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple, and transform their campus culture. Duquesne University Delight Ministries is a woman, student-led organization. We aspire to lead women to fall deeper in love with Jesus. Delight chapters are rooted in Scripture-based curricula and resources. We are devoted to empowering college women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple, and transform their campus culture. At Delight, we meet once a week to go over a devotional provided to us by Delight Ministries. We also have community events and service events. Community events are what allows our chapter to feel like a family and not just a weekly Bible study. Service events are meeting practical needs in our community and helping our chapter be the hands and feet of Jesus! We plan a couple of service events each semester and spend time finding practical needs to meet within our chapter and for our greater community. This could be preparing sanitary kits for women's shelters, making bags for the homeless, collecting food for food drives, and more.
<strong>Why we need your help!</strong>
We are fundraising to continue making an impact in the lives of college women. This semester we have done community events to give college women a space to grow their faith in a fun and influential way. We want to invest in the lives of women and help them in any way we can. We also had the privilege of sending our leaders to a Delight Retreat to get refreshed and spiritually fed so they they could pour back into the women at Duquesne.
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong>
Delight has changed countless people's lives. We ask for your support to continue changing lives and leading people closer to Jesus's love. As you can see in our video, the smiles and community we have grown has become such a pivotal part of these women's lives, and we need your help to continue this mission. We appreciate you and thank you endlessly!
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Ballroom Association at Duquesne 2024
By Duquesne University
Help ballroom supply free group lessons to all Duquesne students weekly, offering social and physical activity for all interested!
Help ballroom supply free group lessons to all Duquesne students weekly, offering social and physical activity for all interested! Duquesne University <strong> What is the Ballroom Association at Duquesne? </strong>
The Ballroom Association at Duquesne started as an idea in a dorm room between two roommates. Since then, the idea grew into a club that has attained sixty members, with forty that attend weekly. We offer free group lessons to all Duquesne students weekly, regardless of their prior dance experience. This social and physical activity has fostered many relationships between the members of our community.
<strong> How does this club support the students at Duquesne?</strong><ul><li>Our lessons are free to students</li><li>We practice in safe and energetic place with lots of room to dance</li><li>We foster an environment that makes it easy to meet new people </li><li>We lend our talents to service and social events</li><li>It has been a source of stress relief, especially during midterms and finals</li><li>We offer a safe way to connect with the larger Pittsburgh Ballroom Community</li></ul>
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<strong>What could my donation help cover? </strong><ul><li>Group lessons taught by local private instructors </li><li>Competition registration </li><li>Costs of attire </li><li>Transport to events</li></ul>
<strong> How can I get connected? </strong>
Follow our Instagram! <a href="http://www.instagram.com/duqballroom"><em>@duqballroom</em></a>
Join us on campus link! <a href="https://duq.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ballroomdanceassociation"><em>Ballroom Association at Duquesne</em></a>
Reach out to us by email! <a href="mailto:DBA@duq.edu">DBA@duq.edu</a>
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Voices of Spirit - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who We Are</strong>
Voices of Spirit is Duquesne University’s chamber/touring choir dedicated to developing professional-level choral skills and presenting fresh, relevant performances. This April, Voices of Spirit will sing an invited performance at the National Association for Music Education Eastern Division Conference at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester, New York!
By donating, you will help to offset the costs of the choir’s meals, transportation, and hotel accommodation. Your donations will help the individual students in Voices of Spirit to grow as musicians and professionals, paving the way for future performance and network opportunities.
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Duquesne Trumpet Studio - Spring 2023
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<strong>About the Duquesne Trumpet Studio</strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is a group consisting of trumpet majors from the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of this performing ensemble are to provide Duquesne trumpet students the ability to perform in a mass chamber ensemble, to compete in national and international competitions, and to represent Duquesne on an international level to students and pedagogues across the globe.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio has been accepted to perform at the <a href="https://www.trumpetguild.org/">International Trumpet Guild Conference</a> this May in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Crowdfunding means making this important and formative experience more accessible for our studio members.
The ITG Conference gives an opportunity for students to:<ul><li>meet a diverse mix of trumpet players from around the country and abroad</li><li>attend masterclasses and performances</li><li>compete in solo and excerpt divisions</li><li>try out new instruments</li><li>spend time in an environment where they are able to learn and grow during their time there</li></ul>
This is an invaluable experience for young artists.
Donations to our crowdfunding campaign will help to offset the costs of:<ul><li>Hotel Accommodations</li><li>Conference Fees</li><li>Transportation</li></ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
We hope you will consider donating to our campaign, as we represent Duquesne University and the Mary Pappert School of Music on an international level. Thank you!
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The Entrepreneurship Club - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who we are</strong>
The Duquesne Entrepreneurship Club is focused on creating a collaborative and energetic environment encouraging students to explore the world of Entrepreneurship on an in-depth level. We bring the ability to explore and create to not only those majoring in Entrepreneurship, but also those looking to simply explore and create. We hold on average four events per semester, called
“Innoshops”, where students are able to network with field professionals as well as learn entrepreneurial skills such as the shop machines or how to do a pitch. We strive to help all levels of our community, offering our services campus-wide, for other clubs to seek our services.
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
We are fundraising to aid our club in bringing Entrepreneurial events to our campus, as well as hold networking and social events. Your donations would help us to bring in Field Specific Professionals, as well as to hold informational/educational events for our student body. Your donations would help us to cover the costs of materials and machines, as well as food and drinks for social and networking events.
We ask for your help in raising this money because we believe we are a worthy cause. Student ran and facilitated, we are fully committed to bringing Entrepreneurship into a fun and creative light, where students not only learn to execute their ideas but are also successful in doing so. With your help, we strive to create a new sense of community within the Duquesne School of Business but also aim to create an integrated network between all clubs here on campus through business transactions.
<strong>Additional Ways to Help</strong>
We understand if funds are tight right now! If you can’t donate, we assure you there are other ways to help! Please visit our Instagram page, @duqentrepreneurship, as well as our TikTok and Facebook profiles at the same address. You can also follow upcoming events there, as we welcome anyone who is interested! If you are a student, sign up for updates through our Campus Link page! You can also simply spread the word of our cause to your friends and family, as we are a newer club and would love to have your support!
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Duquesne Supply Chain Council - Spring 2023
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<strong>What is the Duquesne Supply Chain Council?</strong>
The Supply Chain Council at Duquesne (DSCC) is a student-run organization for students majoring, minoring, or interested in the field of Supply Chain Management. We provide students with professional networking and development opportunities through our monthly meetings with SCM professionals, site tours, and our annual networking event.
<strong>Why Are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are fundraising to help defray the costs of our annual networking event, The Supply Chain Connection. The Supply Chain Connection has been an invaluable event that provides students with potential internship and job opportunities in addition to career advice from professionals in the field. Students have been given the opportunity to network with companies such as UPMC, US Steel, American Eagle, MSA, WESCO, and many other significant employers in the Pittsburgh area. Funds will be used to cover the cost of the venue and refreshments for the reception that follows the event.
<strong>We are asking for YOUR support to help make this event possible for the 17th year!</strong> Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity.
If you would like to support us further, please consider sharing our campaign to your social media platforms and LinkedIn profiles. We thank you for your time and consideration.
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Student Occupational Therapy Association - Spring 2023
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<strong>What is SOTA?</strong>
We are current third year occupational therapy students at Duquesne University. Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession that provides services to all ages throughout the lifespan and promotes occupational balance, participation in everyday activities, and so much more!
The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is an association at Duquesne that engages students in meaningful OT-related activities and discussions, as well as advances students’ knowledge within the profession. In addition, it provides a place of fellowship among 1st year through 4th year student cohorts.
<strong>Why are We Fundraising?</strong>
Every year, there is a national American Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA) conference that OT students in SOTA have the chance to attend. There, occupational therapy practitioners from all across the United States gather to provide a networking community and a place to hold various research opportunities. Furthermore, the annual AOTA conference fosters an environment for current and future clinicians to learn, connect, and grow together.
Next year, our cohort is hopeful of attending the AOTA conference in Orlando, Florida in March 2024. As professional phase students, it would be a beneficial experience to grow professionally, learn new skills, and keep up with current events within the OT profession.
<strong>Your Help is so Valuable!</strong>
Your support helps us as students be able to experience this wonderful learning opportunity! It provides the opportunity for us to send as many students as we can to gain this experience. Please share this page with others to help put us one step closer to reaching our goal of attending the AOTA conference!
<strong>Stay Updated With our Social Media!</strong><ul><li>Instagram: duqsota </li></ul>
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Student Nurses’ Association - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who we are</strong>
Student Nurses’ Association is an organization for undergraduate nursing students here at Duquesne. This organization provides educational resources and is a great way for nursing students to network and gain leadership skills. Members stay involved through chapter meetings, fundraising, social, and service opportunities. SNA allows for not only involvement within Duquesne or Pennsylvania, but even on the national level! We keep engaged in the current healthcare system on the pre-professional level by attending conferences and legislative programs. Many of these workshops and conferences aim to promote the involvement and understanding of our healthcare system. With the wide variety of opportunities and resources available students have the chance to network with students from down the hall they have never met here at Duquesne to the whole other part of the nation!
<strong>What happens at the conference?</strong>
Through SNA at Duquesne students are provided the opportunity to attend two different workshops, along with the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania state conference and the National Student Nurses’ Association national conference. All of these events give students the chance to be exposed to different aspects of nursing, but most importantly a real-life simulation.
There are two workshops that take place each year: Capitol Hill: Step by Step and LEAD. Capitol Hill is a legislative workshop which ensures the understanding of the relationship between the political process and healthcare, as well as how students can influence change through advocacy and writing resolutions. The LEAD workshop is designed to develop nursing students across the state into leaders within nursing.
The state conference and national conference both revolve around networking and advocacy through small workshops and resolutions. Resolutions are written by schools throughout the state and nation to promote a change in an area student most see fit. Duquesne has continuously finalized a resolution to do our part to promote change and bring a voice to patients. During these conferences' hospitals, employers, schools, and many other nursing resources gather to speak to students during the expo. This gives our nursing students the option to network across the nation for job prospecting!
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
Your donation will help us to give back to the organization, our students. With this money we can plan events with our local chapter, as well as allow our students to attend and receive the amazing opportunity both workshops and conventions provide. These expenses include airfare, hotels, and convention fees.
<strong>Follow us on social media! </strong>
Follow us on Instagram @dusnaduq, to see what SNA is up to!
<strong>Please donate and spread the word! </strong>
We ask that you please donate today! Anything helps us in our conference costs. Let others know about SNA and our campaign by sharing this page!
The members of Student Nurses’ Association thank you so much for your support!
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SACNAS - Spring 2023
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<strong>Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) </strong>
SACNAS at Duquesne is an organization committed to empowering and supporting Hispanic and Native American students in science by offering a community of scientists from similar backgrounds, as well as educating our fellow Duquesne students on our unique cultures and traditions.
Every October, the SACNAS national chapter holds the National Diversity in STEM Research Conference, which allows Sacnistas from all over the country to present their research. The National Diversity in STEM conference also allows students to make connections with fellow researchers and network with professionals in their scientific field of interest. The 2023 conference will be held in Portland, Oregon. Donating to our fund will allow some of our students to have their airfare and hotel costs be covered.
SACNAS at Duquesne also holds many cultural and charity events, such as Lotería Night, our charity dodgeball tournament, and Spanish Night. These events help us to both give back to our community and share our culture with those unfamiliar with it. Donating allows us to keep these events up and running smoothly.
Your donation is greatly appreciated, no matter how small! Other ways you can support SACNAS include coming to our events and following us on our Instagram, @sacnasduq.
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Sigma Gamma Rho - Spring 2023
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<strong>About Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc (SGRho)</strong>
We are an international service sorority that is a part of the NPHC Divine 9. We focus on enhancing the quality of life for women and their families in our surrounding community. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was originally founded by seven young educators in Indianapolis, Indiana at Butler University. Our slogan is “Greater Service, Greater Progress” which is achieved through our numerous national projects and campus-wide events that we hold that focus on education, health awareness, and leadership development.
Some of our national projects include:<ul><li>Operation BigBookBag</li><li>Swim 1922</li><li>Project Cradle Care</li><li>Women’s Wellness Initiative</li><li>Annual Youth Symposium</li></ul>
<strong>How Your Contributions Can Help</strong>
Your generous donations will help our members organize events on campus to continue servicing our campus community and assist them in attending our biannual conference held in Houston, Texas in July of 2024. The costs of the conference include registration, travel, food, and lodging.
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word!</strong>
Any contribution helps no matter how small. We are a small chapter and could use any help that you are able to give. In addition to donating, we would greatly appreciate you sharing the link to our donation page and following us on social media, @duqsgrhos on Instagram. Thank you for taking the time to visit our page today!
<strong>Contact Information</strong>
Any questions please feel free to reach out to our president Kaiá Harrison, <a href="mailto:harrisonk2@duq.edu">harrisonk2@duq.edu</a>
Thank you again for your time and donation!
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Pure Thirst - Spring 2023
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<strong>What is Pure Thirst?</strong>
The mission of Pure Thirst is to work with the Olkokola community in northern Tanzania in its effort to gain better access to clean water, while teaching students how to be agents of positive change in our world. Grounded in the Spiritan tradition, Pure Thirst embraces the building of ongoing, authentic relationships with the people of Olkokola. Pure Thirst works with Spiritans, Duquesne faculty, and community leaders in Olkokola to explore ways to increase water access and to improve water quality thereby positively impacting health.
While we eagerly await the chance to continue our work in person, your donation today will allow us to prepare to make a big difference when travel restrictions are lifted.
<strong>How have we made an impact in the Olkokola, Tanzania community?</strong>
On our trips to Olkokola we:<ul><li>Meet many of the community members and form ongoing relationships with them</li><li>Hear from the local water board about their priorities and needs to gain a better understanding of the community's relationship with water, its challenges, and how we can work as a partner to hopefully improve access to clean water</li><li>Hear from local health practitioners about the health system and priority areas to improve health in the Olkokola region</li><li>Test the filters printed here in Duquesne’s 3D printing lab for effectiveness in removing dangerous levels of fluoride from the water</li><li>Map the water access points so we can see the areas where access is still lacking</li><li>Use purchased equipment to test the water for exceedingly high levels of minerals, as well as dangerous bacteria</li><li>Travel around the Olkokola region to collect and test water samples to see what contaminants are impacting the water supply at each access point</li><li>Assist local health providers in obtaining child height and weight and evaluating local growth and development data. </li></ul>
<strong>How will your donation be used? </strong>
We are proud of all these accomplishments, but our work is far from done! A successful crowdfunding campaign during the pandemic will allow us to continue to foster our collaboration with the people of Olkokola. Your gift will help us tackle the building of handwashing stations at the schools and/or health clinic, provide needed medical equipment like stethoscopes to the clinic, and provide culturally appropriate health education relating to hand hygiene to the community. We can’t do it alone! Please consider donating!
<strong>Please donate today and help us spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to this special project. Another way to help is to spread the word is by sharing this page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst23">www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst23</a> - with family, friends and on social media. Stay connected with Pure Thirst by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apurethirst/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>.
Thank you!
<em>Questions? Contact Yvonne Weideman , Duquesne University School of Nursing, at </em><a href="mailto:weidemany@duq.edu"><em>weidemany@duq.edu</em></a><em> or David Kahler, Duquesne University Center for Environmental Science, at </em><em><a href="mailto:kahlerd@duq.edu">kahlerd@duq.edu</a>. </em>
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Pi Sigma Epsilon - Spring 2023
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<strong>What is Pi Sigma Epsilon?</strong>
Pi Sigma Epsilon is a professional, co-ed business fraternity with a focus in marketing and sales.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
We are fundraising to provide our brothers with various opportunities to develop professionally such as hosting networking events with local Pittsburgh Chapters, planning recruitment events, and sending members to the National Convention. Additionally, we would use the funds raised to supply each of our members with professional portfolios and t-shirts with the Pi Sigma Epsilon letters. We ask for your support to help enrich our brotherhood. Your donation will help to fund invaluable activities that supplement our education at Duquesne University. We greatly appreciate donations of any amount, and we ask that you share our campaign with your family, friends, and colleagues.
<strong><strong>Please donate and spread the word!</strong></strong>
Any amount makes a huge difference in lowering the cost to attend the convention. We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media. Thank you!
Follow us on Instagram @duquesne_pse and like our Facebook page @Pi Sigma Epsilon Duquesne University. Thank you so much for your time and generosity!
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Multicultural STEM Group - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who we are: </strong>
The BSNES Multicultural STEM Group (MSG) is a professional and social group on campus that promotes career development, diversity, and inclusion within the field of STEM. The organization provides a network for students and professionals interested in STEM-related careers, internships, research, and community engagement and service, while in accordance with the Duquesne University Mission.
<strong>Why we are fundraising: </strong>
We are fundraising to support our members to attend and present at national research conferences. Donations will be used for travel expenses and conference registration fees.
<strong>Call to action/ask for support: </strong>
There are numerous conferences each year that give undergraduate researchers the opportunity to present their work to researchers within their field. These Supporting our members’ outstanding accomplishments and opportunities will greatly impact their undergraduate experience. At these events, members may attend poster presentations and guest lectures from principal investiagators throughout the nation. These once in a lifetime experiences also provide great networking opportunities which are beneficial for career development.
After COVID-19, we have distributed conference applications and information so our members can present their undergraduate research. In November of 2022, two of our members (Austin Summers and Jessica Wellman) presented their undergraduate research at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritiezed Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, CA. We hope to support and highlight members at conferences in the future, such as the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2023. Many members will be attending this conference in Eau Claire, WI from April 13-15th.
<strong>Additional ways to help: </strong>
All gifts are extremely appreciated so we can support the achievements and excellence of our members! We also appreciate if you can spread the word of our campaign to others who may be interested in helping members attend research conferences and celebrate their accomplishments.
Our Instagram, @duq_msg, will be used to spread the word about our campaign.
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Migration Club Food Pantry - Spring 2023
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Join the Migration Club in combating food insecurity at Duquesne with our on-campus food pantry. This project strives to provide food for students, faculty, and staff year-round with respect and privacy, as an extension of the Center for Migration, Displacement, and Community Studies in the College of Liberal Arts We recognize food insecurity as an important source of human flows globally. Additionally, we appreciate the importance of food for creating a welcoming and integrated community. <strong>We want everyone in the Duquesne community to have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food.</strong>
To achieve this goal, our pantry will provide healthy food in a welcoming, stigma-free environment. With the support of McAnulty College, our club aims to address and educate our community about food insecurity by increasing awareness and decreasing stigmas surrounding this widespread issue. We will complement other food-based initiatives on campus to best serve our community. In the future, we hope to expand pantry partnerships to promote sustainability and decrease food waste on Duquesne’s campus.
<strong>Based on a 2018 research report that studied food insecurity at universities in Southwestern PA, approximately 30% of Duquesne students experienced moderate to high food insecurity, with another 20% at-risk for food insecurity. In that same study, 70% of students surveyed said they would use a food pantry if that option was available to them. </strong>(Amanda Brown Cross, “The Campus Cupboard Study: Needs Assessment of Collegiate Food Insecurity in Southwestern Pennsylvania,” Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, 2018.)
We know that for many students, food insecurity has a negative impact on their physical and mental health and creates an obstacle to academic and personal success. We also know that for many of us, this situation worsened by the pandemic. We hope that our pantry will not only provide high-quality food for members of the Duquesne community, but will also help raise awareness and facilitate conversation around this serious issue.
Please consider donating to our project. You can also support us by following us on Instagram @duqmigrationclub, sharing this campaign on social media & with your Duquesne community. In addition to monetary donation, we are also accepting food donations on campus! Check out our Instagram for info on where to donate!
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Mic Drop A Cappella - Spring 2023
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Mic Drop A Cappella is a student lead a cappella group located and originated at Duquesne University. Mic Drop allows students to come together to practice, perform, and share a unique form of music on campus and throughout the country. The group has 9 student-singers of various majors who arrange and perform music from many different genres.
<strong>What We Do!</strong>
We take part in various events on and off campus in hopes of spreading our love for singing. We spend about 6 hours a week rehearsing together, and as individuals, we rehearse close to a total of another 5-7 hours a week in our own time. These events take place all year long and our training is dedicated to these projects. For example, we:
• Host an annual winter and spring concert
• Host an invitational concert in which we perform amongst various college a cappella groups from around the east coast
• Represent Duquesne University at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), a competition between over 400 selected collegiate a cappella groups from the United States and Canada
• Sponsor and perform at Duquesne University events
<strong>Why We Need Your Help…</strong>
We put a tremendous amount of effort into our endeavors, but we need more than just our voices and passion to do what we love. The money will be used for:
• Entrance fees for competitions
• Travel fees
• Funding towards wireless microphones
• Payment for those who help us produce our music and take our pictures/ videos
<strong>Thank you for your consideration!</strong>
We appreciate your consideration in donating to our campaign. Your donations are an immense help in providing us with the monetary provisions needed to do what we love to the fullest extent. Nothing is better than the sound that we are able to create. The flow of music is so beautiful and complex, yet so simple, and we are proud to possess the capability to create the music that we do with only one instrument… our voices!
<strong>Social Media</strong>
For more about Mic Drop, follow us on social media!
<strong>Instagram</strong>: @micdrop_acappella
<strong>Facebook</strong>: @Duquesne Mic Drop
<strong>Youtube</strong>: Mic Drop A Cappella
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Kappa Epsilon - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who are we?</strong>
Kappa Epsilon is a professional pharmacy fraternity. We are an Alpha Phi chapter at Duquesne University. Our chapter was founded October 17, 1999. Since then, our members have become increasingly involved in the Pittsburgh community.<ul><li>We host an annual Women's Health Luncheon that helps to raise donations and provide awareness for our philanthropies: ovarian and breast cancer. </li><li>We also have active participation as student volunteers in Duquesne University's School of Pharmacy events, such as the Market Square Health and Wellness Fair and COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics </li></ul>
Our organization fosters a professional consciousness, preparedness for a PharmD career, and develops long lasting friendships.
<strong>What does your crowdfunding donation support?</strong>
Your donation will aid in registration costs so that our members can attend the 54th Kappa Epsilon National Convention, which will be held July 26, 2023 - July 29, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA. Those fortunate to attend will:<ul><li>network with fellow pharmacy students and pharmacy professionals from across the country</li><li>share ideas with the other Kappa Epsilon members so that we can better the organization, our chapter, and brainstorm ways to support our philanthropies: ovarian and breast cancer </li><li>hear presentations from leading pharmacy professionals</li><li>attend career navigation seminars and breakout sessions</li><li>help us to build a new foundation for strengthening our chapter as we continue to strive to further our careers and engage in our community </li></ul>
<strong>Please give now and help spread the word</strong>
Please consider making a donation today to help provide Duquesne University Kappa Epsilon members with this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference.
You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail and text. Simply direct them to: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/ke23">www.spirit.duq.edu/ke23</a>. Thank you!
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Filipino American Student Association - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who are we?</strong>
The Filipino American Student Association (FASA) was established in 2019 by a small group of Filipinos who came together in a sense of camaraderie to provide a welcoming community for Duquesne Filipino students that serves the Duquesne community by creating awareness of the Filipino culture.
<strong>Why donations are needed</strong>
With donations, the group can continue to flourish in different ways such as:<ul><li><strong>Funding for events: </strong>We will hold culture nights that include catering of Filipino food and traditional Filipino dance, which would not be possible without the help of the community around us. </li><li><strong>Mentorship:</strong> We also have a mixer at the beginning of the year to introduce upperclassmen with freshmen and will help cultivate relationships for a Kuya (older brother)/Ate (older sister) mentorship program.</li><li><strong>Promotion: </strong>The money raised for this campaign will also help promote the organization to the campus community. Something important with the association is the idea of identity and feeling solidarity, so being able to have our organization have a logo that can be displayed and worn with pride will help our club’s visibility on campus.</li></ul>
Funding for this project is special because it is the first Filipino student organization at Duquesne University. Being able to set a firm foundation for the Filipino American Student Association will ensure its future success. Donations will provide for future events and other means of growth for the association.
Thank you for your consideration and support!
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Encore Show Choir - Spring 2023
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<strong>About Encore Show Choir</strong>
We at Encore Show Choir are a student run organization filled of students here at Duquesne. We learn the vocals to a variety of songs, as well as create choreography to go along with the songs that we perform. At around the end of every semester here at Duquesne, we have a Friends and Family concert free for anyone to attend, as well as having other concerts sprinkled throughout the year.
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
We are raising money so that we may be able to put the money towards our performances and anything that we may be using during said performances. We are looking towards mostly those who have connections too our performers for donations, but we are happy to accept donations from anyone willing to give some of their cash. We would greatly appreciate either donating yourself or potentially looking outwards and suggesting others you might know to donate to the Encore Show Choir.
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Dukettes Dance Team
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<strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are the Duquesne University Dukettes Dance Team, and our journey to compete at the 2023 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida starts with YOU. This team is completely student run for the first time in program history and will be attending nationals for the first time in 4 years. With a roster of 15 talented, committed, and seasoned dancers, our 2023 team is stronger than ever. Together, we’ve received a 1st place qualifying bid at NDA training camp this fall, and we’re ready to take the floor in Daytona Beach! With the expenses of travel, meals and lodging, costumes, and competition fees, the cost to attend nationals is over $1,000 per dancer. Help us make history and take our program to the next level!
Donate today. Gifts of any size make a difference! Spread the word. One post can make a tremendous impact! Take a moment to share our campaign on social media!
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Doctors Without Borders/Friends of MSF - Spring 2023
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<strong>What is Doctors without Borders/Medecins sans Frontieres?</strong>
Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors without Borders, is an international non-profit humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Duquesne’s Doctors without Borders student organization is just 1 of 120 “Friends of MSF” chapters across the United States. Our “Lebanon Appreciation Night” event for our club members to enjoy free food and musi
<strong>Doctors without Borders/Friends of MSF at Duquesne University</strong>
At Duquesne, our Friends of MSF Chapter aims to reflect their mission by raising money and awareness about Doctors without Borders relief projects and hosting local community service projects in Pittsburgh. In addition to service projects this school year, our members set a $1,000 fundraising goal toward MSF relief projects in Lebanon. We have over 75 members and host events throughout the year to encourage student involvement!
Some of the events include:<ul><li>Lebanon Appreciation Night (Free food & music!)</li><li>“Bagged Lunch” Project (Light of Life Rescue Mission)</li><li>“Wellness/Hygiene Bags” Project (Ronald McDonald House Charity)</li><li>Bake Sale Fundraisers</li><li>MSF Guest Speakers</li></ul>
<strong>Why We Need Your Support</strong>
We need donations to defray the costs of our events and provide the best experiences for our members! Your donation will help cover the costs of past events, like the Lebanon Appreciation Night, and future events, like our trivia night, service projects, and bake sales. We would love to reimburse our members for the baked goods they make and gift them T-shirts to represent our club at community service events.
Our 2022-2023 Executive Board: Shaelyn Walker, Mirabella Stump, Grace Muccio, Olivia Price, and Grace McCart
Your donations will allow us to help pay for:<ul><li>Member T-shirts</li><li>Meeting Refreshments/Snacks</li><li>Signs/Decorations</li><li>Trivia Prizes</li><li>Service Project Supplies</li></ul>
Not only will the money be used to support our events, but any remaining money will be carried over to help fund our 2023-2024 school year!
<strong>How You Can Help</strong>
Donate Now: Make a gift today, of any amount, to help us reach our goal and support this important program that means so much to so many. Even a donation of $10 will make a tremendous difference!
Help us Spread the Word: Another way to make a big impact on our campaign is by helping to spread the word. Please share our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/doctors23">www.spirit.duq.edu/doctors23</a> via social media, e-mail and text and encourage your friends and family to make a donation!
<strong>Thank you!</strong>
From all of us students in Duquesne University’s Doctors without Borders Chapter, thank you for your consideration and support!
Make sure to follow us on Instagram for updates about our events and to see your donation in action:
@duquesne.msf
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Club Women's Volleyball - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who we are:</strong>
We are the women's club volleyball team at Duquesne University. We are a newly formed club here at Duquesne, founded in the spring of 2022. As a club, we strive to provide a space for players to continue playing volleyball at a competitive level in college as well as building a community and network of players through Duquesne. We have a very strong team this year and have come in 1st and 2nd place in our most recent two tournaments of the season!
<strong>Why are we fundraising:</strong>
Since our club is not funded by the university, we have had to pay out of pocket for everything—from tournament fees to uniforms to travel costs etc. The average tournament fee is around $150-$200 and we play in around 5 tournaments per season. In order to continue to build our club and represent Duquesne in the college club volleyball community, we need the funds to do so! <ul><li>Call to action/ask for support <ol><li>Our goal for the upcoming season is to play in Nationals (and win of course!) and registration alone is $900. We ask for your support in this huge opportunity and to help get Duquesne’s name out there on the national level! </li></ol></li><li>Additional ways to help, check out social media pages<ol><li>Check out our Instagram @duqwcvb and our Facebook page “Club Volleyball at Duquesne University”! </li></ol></li></ul>
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Club Tennis - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are Club Tennis! We are a group of 20 students who all share the passion of tennis! We provide students with an outlet to express who they are, stay active, and play the sport they love. We give students the opportunity to get off campus to practice twice a week and travel to other universities to play in tournaments. And we also work hard to create a positive and supportive team that ultimately creates some of your best friends over the years at Duquesne!
<strong>Why is it important?</strong>
We hope to continue the team, however, we need help! Our team does not receive funding from the university, and all the great opportunities we could take advantage of are not within our financial abilities. Your donations will help to keep Club Tennis alive, and also support our dream to host a tournament of our own.
<strong>Where will your donations go?</strong>
By donating, you will support us in being able to afford court times, tournament fees, travel costs, and equipment.
<strong>Spread the word!</strong>
Help us raise additional funds by sharing this page with your friends and family. Our second biggest need is publicity for this crowdfunding project so that we can surpass our goal and continue the team. You can share this page on any social media platform or use the link above to send it by email.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about Club Tennis!!
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Club Swim Team - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who are we?</strong>
Established in 2019, the club swim team at Duquesne is an officially recognized club sports team. Our current team contains around 30 members, from new to past competitive swimmers. As a club swim team, we allow students to get involved in recreational and competitive swimming regardless of their experience.
We are proud to represent this University with this club. The club swim team at Duquesne adds to students’ educational experiences through:<ul><li>Friendships with other students who want to continue or begin their swimming career</li><li>Competitions with other university teams</li><li>Provide swimmers with a fun workout environment</li><li>Allow swimmers to enhance their swimming talents</li></ul>
<strong>Why are we fundraising?</strong>
We are fundraising to spread the word and gain support for our club team here at Duquesne. Through the help of donations, our team can receive the following:<ul><li>Membership in College Club Swimming Organization</li><li>Swim Caps and Swimsuits</li><li>Teambuilding opportunities</li><li>Transportation</li><li>Entry fee coverage for swim meets</li></ul>
<strong>How to help?</strong>
There are two ways you can help our Club Swim Team. You can:<ul><li>Donate today through our crowdfunding page. Just by donating $10 today, a team member will receive a swim cap to wear during our season meets.</li><li>Spread the word. If you know anyone interested in supporting us, please share our link and tell them about our campaign.</li><li>Check out our social media!<ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqclubswim/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">@duqclubswim</a></li></ul></li></ul>
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Delight Ministries - Spring 2023
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<strong>Who are we? </strong>
Delight Ministries is a woman, student-led organization. We aspire to lead women to fall deeper in love with Jesus. Delight chapters are rooted in Scripture-based curricula and resources. We are devoted to empowering college women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple, and transform their campus culture. At Delight, we meet once a week to go over a devotional provided to us by the Delight Ministries.
We also have community events and service events. Community events are what allows our chapter to feel like a family and not just a weekly Bible study. Service events are meeting practical needs in our community and helping our chapter be the hands and feet of Jesus! We plan a couple of service events each semester and spend time finding practical needs to meet within our chapter and for our greater community. This could be preparing period kits for women's shelters, making bags for the homeless, collecting food for food drives, and more.
<strong>What do we want to do?</strong>
We are fundraising to continue making an impact in the lives of college women. This semester we have done community events to give college women a space to grow their faith in a fun and influential way. We want to invest in the lives of women and help them in any way we can. We also had the privilege of sending our leaders to a Delight Retreat to get refreshed and spiritually fed so that they could pour back into the women at Duquesne.
<strong>Spread the word and donate today!</strong>
Delight has changed countless people's lives. We ask for your support to continue changing lives and leading people closer to Jesus's love. As you can see in our video, the smiles and community we have grown has become such a pivotal part of these women’s lives, and we need your help to continue this mission. We appreciate you and thank you endlessly!
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Mission Trip: Mullens, WV 2022
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Support the students who will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience and those they will serve in Mullens, WV.
Support the students who will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience and those they will serve in Mullens, WV. <strong>Who are we and where are we going?</strong>
We’re a group of 15 Duquesne students traveling down the country roads of West Virginia for a mission trip to the town of Mullens.
Mullens WV is a coal mining town that was hit by massive flooding in 2001. Since then, the town has fallen into poverty and is still recovering. This is the 22nd time that Duquesne students have worked with the people of Mullens, and the first time that we are returning since the COVID pandemic. So there’s lots of work to do!
<strong>What are we doing and when are we going?</strong>
From November 17-22 we will engage with the community in Mullens. Driven by the Spiritan pillars of forming authentic relationships, being open to the spirit, and walking with those on the margins, we will be serving in a local food bank, and helping build a community center/park in town.
All donations will go directly to our cleaning and gardening supplies and extra funding will be used to assist the Mullens Opportunity Center and the Ittman Food Pantry run by the Society of St. Vincent De Paul.
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives, and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Four years ago, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the MOC and have since helped with planting and maintenance. The greenhouse has been extremely successful and has resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
Additionally, the community is beginning to look into more initiatives to increase tourism. These initiatives include the start of a railroad museum, rental cabins, and stream beautification. Mullens is on the rise and we are very pleased to be a part of it!
We appreciate anything and everything you have to give! Please donate today and help spread the word on social media! Thank you!
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Pure Thirst 2022
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Pure Thirst <strong>What is Pure Thirst?</strong>
The mission of Pure Thirst is to work with the Olkokola community in northern Tanzania in its effort to gain better access to clean water, while teaching students how to be agents of positive change in our world. Grounded in the Spiritan tradition, Pure Thirst embraces the building of ongoing, authentic relationships with the people of Olkokola. Pure Thirst works with Spiritans, Duquesne faculty, and community leaders in Olkokola to explore ways to increase water access and to improve water quality thereby positively impacting health.
While we eagerly await the chance to continue our work in person, your donation today will allow us to prepare to make a big difference when travel restrictions are lifted.
<strong>How have we made an impact in the Olkokola, Tanzania community?</strong>
On our trips to Olkokola we:<ul><li>meet many of the community members and form ongoing relationships with them</li><li>hear from the local water board about their priorities and needs to gain a better understanding of the community's relationship with water, its challenges, and how we can work as a partner to hopefully improve access to clean water</li><li>hear from local health practitioners about the health system and priority areas to improve health in the Olkokola region</li><li>test the filters printed here in Duquesne’s 3D printing lab for effectiveness in removing dangerous levels of fluoride from the water</li><li>map the water access points so we can see the areas where access is still lacking</li><li>use purchased equipment to test the water for exceedingly high levels of minerals, as well as dangerous bacteria</li><li>travel around the Olkokola region to collect and test water samples to see what contaminants are impacting the water supply at each access point</li><li>assist local health providers in obtaining child height and weight and evaluating local growth and development data. </li></ul>
<strong>How will your donation be used? </strong>
We are proud of all these accomplishments, but our work is far from done! A successful crowdfunding campaign during the pandemic will allow us to continue to foster our collaboration with the people of Olkokola. Your gift will help us tackle the building of handwashing stations at the schools and/or health clinic, provide needed medical equipment like stethoscopes to the clinic, and provide culturally appropriate health education relating to hand hygiene to the community. We can’t do it alone! Please consider donating!
<strong>Please donate today and help us spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to this special project. Another way to help is to spread the word is by sharing this page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst22">www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst22</a> - with family, friends and on social media. Stay connected with Pure Thirst by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apurethirst/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>.
Thank you!
<em>Questions? Contact Yvonne Weideman , Duquesne University School of Nursing, at </em><a href="mailto:weidemany@duq.edu"><em>weidemany@duq.edu</em></a><em> or David Kahler, Duquesne University Center for Environmental Science, at </em><em><a href="mailto:kahlerd@duq.edu">kahlerd@duq.edu</a>. </em>
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Duquesne University Band Association 2022
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Duquesne Band Association <strong> What is the Duquesne University Band Association? </strong>
The Duquesne University Band Association (DUBA) is a newly formed organization that focuses on all things instrumental. We consist of 16 members all through the Mary Pappert School of Music. The organization is dedicated to informing musicians about band-specific pedagogy, such as: <ul><li>Furthering its members socially and professionally </li><li>Advocating for band and instrumental music </li><li>Refining ensemble management skills </li><li>Refining conducting technique</li></ul>
<strong> How will your donation be used?</strong>
Since the organization is new, we would like to use the funds to host new guest speakers for our meetings to bring new knowledge to our members.
<strong> Why donate? </strong>
For us to serve our members well and to further band music, we need your help. This simply can not be done alone. DUBA is a newly established organization with a thriving and active membership. Being able to host guest speakers and run social events is crucial for our success, and to help advocate for music in general. The organization thrives off of having guest speakers and other events to access knowledge that members would not be able to get on their own.
<strong> Please donate </strong>
Donate to help us reach our goal and also spread the word on social media! We can not thank you enough!
<strong>Questions</strong>
For any questions that you may have, feel free to contact group president Dylan Sleasman at sleasmand@duq.edu.
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Undergraduate Mock Trial Team 2022
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Undergraduate Mock Trial Team <strong>What is the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
The Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team is a group of students who compete in fictitious trials by portraying attorneys and witnesses and building a case theory. Mock Trial provides its members with the opportunity to be exposed to the courtroom environment so that they can develop their trial advocacy skills, public speaking skills, as well as their analytical and logical thinking skills – all of which are invaluable skills in the legal field and in life.
A little bit about us:<ul><li>Last year the Dukes advanced to the Open Round Championship Series and competed among the top 25% of teams in the nation!</li><li>The 2021-2022 season was filled with awards! As a team, we had four first place finishes, one fourth place finish, and brought in an impressive 27 individual awards.</li><li>As a registered team through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), we compete against other universities throughout the country such as Ohio State University, Penn State University, and the Yale University (just to name a few). We travel to invitational tournaments as well as in AMTA National Championship competitions.</li><li>We practice almost daily in preparation for these events.</li><li>Our coaches, Jared Lemin, Corey Kirkwood, and Will Meadow are veteran mock trial competitors and have coached mock trial for many years at all competitive levels.</li><li>Each member of the team reads through the case materials and from there we divide roles among the members – either attorney or witness. Each member will then prepare opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, and objection responses as they relate to their individual role.</li><li>The members of the team are greatly diverse in their respective fields of study. We have members who are political science majors and wish to go on to law school, but we also have members that are science majors who wish to become doctors – along with every subject area and career goal in between.</li></ul>
<strong>Success of the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
Success comes in many forms in mock trial. Success can be receiving a team award, an individual award (outstanding attorney or witness), having increased confidence in public speaking, building a resume for law school, deciding to pursue law, or even just making new friends and enjoying being a part of a team.
<strong>How Will Your Donation Be Used?</strong>
It is our hope that this fundraising campaign will raise enough money to cover expenses for the invitational (fall semester) and regional (spring semester) season. Our expenses are quite extensive between:<ul><li>Registration costs</li><li>Case material costs</li><li>Lodging</li></ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
We cannot do this alone. Please consider donating today! Please share this page with family and friends. Every little bit helps!
Make sure to stay connected with the Team by following us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq.mocktrial/">Instagram @duq.mocktrial</a> and giving our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqmocktrial">Facebook Page “Duquesne Mock Trial”</a> a like!
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Julia Filipkowski, President of the Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, at filipkowskij@duq.edu.
Thank You For Your Consideration & Support!
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Pi Sigma Epsilon 2022
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Pi Sigma Epsilon <strong>What is Pi Sigma Epsilon?</strong>
Pi Sigma Epsilon is the only national, co-ed, professional fraternal organization in sales, marketing, and management. Pi Sigma Epsilon's mission is to develop the sales and marketing skills of its members through lifelong opportunities. Even with the focus in sales and marketing, we accept and encourage people of all majors to consider. Pi Sigma Epsilon has grown to be the premiere organization for motivated and dedicated students looking to maximize their college experience. PSE's goal is to provide collegiate students with practical business experience through sales, sales projects, marketing, marketing research and community service projects. This professional fraternity is for anyone looking to further their knowledge in the business sector as well as make new friends.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
We are going to participate in the Pi Sigma Epsilon National Convention. This annual event brings together students, alumni, educators, and industry professionals for an exciting week of networking, professional development, competitions, and fun! Attending the PSE 2023 National Convention will connect our brothers with like-minded individuals who are passionate about learning and advancing their skills in sales, marketing, and related professions and who strive to make themselves, their campuses, and workplaces the best that they can be. The National Convention is March 29th through April 1st in Norfolk, Virginia!
<strong>How Will Your Donation Be Used?</strong>
It is our hope that this fundraising campaign will raise enough money to cover expenses for the National Convention in Norfolk VA. Our expenses are quite extensive between:<ul><li>Registration costs</li><li>Travel costs</li><li>Lodging</li></ul>
<strong><strong>Please donate and spread the word!</strong></strong>
Any amount makes a huge difference in lowering the cost to attend the convention. We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media. Thank you!
To learn more about Pi Sigma Epsilon, you can follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/Duquesne_PSE">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_pse/">Instagram</a> or like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Pi-Sigma-Epsilon-Duquesne-University-282995845230325/">Facebook</a>. Please share our page to help spread the word about our goals!
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Ballroom Association at Duquesne 2022
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Duquesne Ballroom Association <strong> What is the Ballroom Association at Duquesne? </strong>
The Ballroom Association at Duquesne started as an idea in a dorm room between two roommates. This idea was then turned into lessons through Zoom during the pandemic with only four members attending. Since being back on campus, our club has attained sixty members, with forty that attend weekly. We offer free group lessons to all Duquesne students, regardless of their prior dance experience. This social and physical activity has fostered many relationships between the members of our community.
<strong> How does this club support the students at Duquesne?</strong><ul><li>Our lessons are free to students </li><li>It is a safe place to make new friends </li><li>Students can pursue a new creative outlet </li><li>It has been a source of stress relief </li><li>We lend our talents to service events </li><li>We offer a safe way to connect with the larger Pittsburgh Ballroom Community</li></ul>
<strong> What could my donation help cover? </strong><ul><li>Group lessons taught by local private instructors </li><li>Competition registration </li><li>Costs of attire </li><li>Transport to events</li></ul>
<strong> How can I get connected? </strong>
Follow our Instagram! <a href="http://www.instagram.com/duqballroom"><em>@duqballroom</em></a>
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Duquesne Trumpet Studio Fall 2022
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Duquesne Trumpet Studio <strong>About the Duquesne Trumpet Studio</strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is a group consisting of trumpet majors from the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of this performing ensemble are to provide Duquesne trumpet students the ability to perform in a mass chamber ensemble, to compete in national and international competitions, and to represent Duquesne on an international level to students and pedagogues across the globe.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Studio is hoping to compete in the National Trumpet Competition this March at the University of Colorado - Boulder with an ensemble of five members. The studio also plans to attend the International Trumpet Guild Conference this May in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to this, we are looking to expand and update our library so that we can offer the best music for our students from the rich repertoire written for our instrument.
The ITG Conference gives an opportunity for students to:<ul><li>meet a diverse mix of trumpet players from around the country and abroad</li><li>attend masterclasses and performances</li><li>compete in solo and excerpt divisions</li><li>try out new instruments</li><li>spend time in an environment where they are able to learn and grow during their time there</li></ul>
The NTC gives an opportunity for students to:<ul><li>perform and compete against some of the top trumpet players in the nation</li><li>hear new repertoire be performed by colleagues</li><li>learn from other performers and represent the talent at Duquesne</li></ul>
These are invaluable experiences for young artists.
Donations to our crowdfunding campaign will help to offset the costs of:<ul><li>Hotel Accommodations</li><li>Conference Fees</li><li>Transportation</li></ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
We hope you will consider donating to our campaign, as we represent Duquesne University and the Mary Pappert School of Music on an international level. Thank you!
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:Lexicon Fall 2022
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:Lexicon What is <em>:Lexicon</em>?
:Lexicon is Duquesne University’s student-lead literary journal. This journal is a space for students of all different academic years and majors to explore their interest in writing, photography, and other mediums in a safe and supportive environment. A typical :Lexicon journal consists of sections of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and photography submitted by Duquesne students, faculty, and staff. :Lexicon produces two issues each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. These journals consist of submitted pieces selected and edited by staff members throughout the academic semester.
How can you help?
Donations will assist us in covering the costs of printing, as well as investing in quality marketing materials to inform more people about our student publication.
Spread the word!
For more information visit our website: <a href="http://lexiconjournal.org">lexiconjournal.org</a> or get ahold of the English Department to obtain a copy of the most recent journal
Thank you for taking the time to learn about :Lexicon, and we look forward to sharing more of Duquesne’s talent with you!
Stay Connected
<strong><em>:Lexicon</em> </strong>- <a href="http://www.lexiconjournal.org">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lexiconduq">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lexiconduq">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexiconduq">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:lexicon@duq.edu">Email</a>
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Student Nurses’ Association at Duquesne University 2022
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Student Nurses’ Association <strong>Who we are</strong>
Student Nurses’ Association is an organization for undergraduate nursing students here at Duquesne. This organization provides educational resources and is a great way for nursing students to network and gain leadership skills. Members stay involved through chapter meetings, fundraising, social, and service opportunities. SNA allows for not only involvement within Duquesne or Pennsylvania, but even on the national level! We keep engaged in the current healthcare system on the pre-professional level by attending conferences and legislative programs.
<strong>What happens at the conference?</strong>
The NSNA conferences are a great way for members of the association to have the chance to be exposed to different aspects of nursing. The conferences include opportunities such as voting on legislation for changes in nursing that are presented by other nursing students as well as get a chance to walk around the expo with many different vendors. The expo provides a great amount of opportunities for job prospecting as well as to meet nursing students from all different schools around the country! It is a great overall experience that every nursing student should have an opportunity to experience!
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
Donations will help with travel expenses! These expenses include airfare, hotels, and convention fees.
<strong>Please donate and spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today! Anything helps us in our conference costs. Let others know about SNA and our campaign by sharing this page! The members of Student Nurses’ Association thank you so much for your support!
<strong>Stay connected</strong>
Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dusnaduq/"><em>@dusnaduq</em></a>, to see what SNA is up to!
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Audio Engineering Society 2022
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Audio Engineering Society <strong>What is audio engineering?</strong>
When you think of a recording studio or a live concert, audio engineers are the people who get everything up and running, and keep things on track behind the scenes. Duquesne offers the music technology major, in which students get to have hands-on experience with high-end gear, but the Audio Engineering Society (AES) provides even more opportunities for learning new techniques, getting to try out new gear, and making connections and friendships with other supportive audio engineers.
<strong>What do we do?</strong>
AES meets on a regular basis so that students interested in the audio industry can:<ul><li>learn about new technology</li><li>share their projects to get feedback</li><li>pursue professional experiences through conventions such as AES and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)</li><li>hear from guest speakers in the industry</li></ul>
Membership is open to the entire Duquesne University student body, not just music technology majors. All are welcome!
<strong>Why are we crowdfunding?</strong>
For the first time in two years, members will be attending the AES convention in New York City, in person, which is an amazing opportunity. Later in the year members are looking to attend the NAAM Show in Los Angeles. This crowdfunding campaign will go towards these trips, as well as allowing us to schedule guest speakers as well, obtaining professional insight on the audio industry.
<strong>Please donate today! </strong>
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign to enhance the Duquesne University experience for our Audio Engineering Society members. Thank you!
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American Chemical Society 2022
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American Chemical Society <strong>About the American Chemical Society (ACS)</strong>
Our Duquesne University chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a social and service organization open to all undergraduate STEM majors who strive to attain academic and professional success here at Duquesne.
Our organization is consistently one of the most successful student organizations on campus, having won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award the past nine years, the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award the past seven years, and the Duquesne SOLSA Award for Outstanding Student Organization of the Year twice in the last 3 years!
<strong>The Opportunity to Present Our Duquesne Research on the National Stage</strong>
As part of the Duquesne ACS student chapter, members have the opportunity to present the research they have conducted as undergraduate students at the <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/acs-meetings/future-meetings.html">American Chemical Society National Conference</a>, which is being held on March 26-30 in Indianapolis, IN, either in person or virtually. To be able to deliver this valuable experience to our members, we are asking for your generosity to help pay the fees that would make this much-anticipated dream a reality for several of our student members. In addition to having the honor to represent Duquesne University and gaining invaluable experience presenting research, our members will also get the chance to:
● Attend poster sessions and special lectures
● Network with professionals and peers from the scientific community in a more laid-back, social setting
● Attend the ACS Career Fair and Graduate School Exposition
Our goal this year is to raise $1,000 to send 8 of our members to the ACS National Meeting.
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give us this invaluable and exciting experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail, and text.
On behalf of all the student members in the Duquesne University American Chemical Society: Thank you for your support!
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Delight Ministries 2022
By Delight Ministries
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Delight Ministries <strong>Who are we? </strong>
Delight Ministries is a woman, student-led organization. We aspire to lead women to fall deeper in love with Jesus. Delight chapters are rooted in Scripture-based curricula and resources. We are devoted to empowering college women in the name of Jesus to lead, disciple, and transform their campus culture. Delight began in 2012 at Belmont University and now extends through college campuses all across America with over 250 chapters!
At Delight, we meet once a week to go over a devotional provided to us by the Delight Ministries. We also have community events and service events. Community events are what allows our chapter to feel like a family and not just a weekly Bible study. Service events are meeting practical needs in our community and helping our chapter be the hands and feet of Jesus! We plan a couple of service events each semester and spend time finding practical needs to meet within our chapter and for our greater community. This could be preparing period kits for women's shelters, making bags for the homeless, collecting food for food drives, and more.
<strong>What do we want to do?</strong>
All of the money collected through crowdfunding will allow us to give back and further invest in the women who are part of our chapter, Duquesne, and the Pittsburgh community as a whole.
<strong>Spread the word and donate today!</strong>
Delight has changed countless people's lives. We ask for your support to continue
changing lives and leading people closer to Jesus's love. We appreciate you and thank
you endlessly!
Please share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/delmin22">www.spirit.duq.edu/delmin22</a>) with alumni, friends, and family via email, text-message, and social media. Everything helps!
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Music Therapy Student Association 2022
By MTSA
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MTSA <strong>Who we are? What is MTSA? Who are the members?</strong>
MTSA is the Music Therapy Student Association consisting of Duquesne University’s undergraduate Music Therapy students. We plan events and service projects to promote the Music Therapy department, advocate for Music Therapy, bond with fellow students, and support Duquesne University’s campus.
The Duquesne University MTSA consists of 20 undergraduate music therapy students from the Mary Pappert School of Music. Through MTSA, we aim to:
● further the professional and social development of our members in the music therapy field
● promote and advocate for music therapy
● support both Duquesne University's campus and community through various service projects and events
<strong>Why donate and where does the money go?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to provide financial assistance so that Duquesne University MTSA members can attend the <a href="http://mar-amta.org/conference/">Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference</a>.
Reasons why attending this conference would greatly add to our Duquesne University experience:
● some members have submitted presentation proposals and we have the opportunity to present in front of a captive audience
● opportunity to network with others in the field, which can lead to clinical opportunities or even full-time jobs post-graduation
● attend lectures run by professionals in the field
Your donation will help to offset the costs of the expenses of Conference, such as:
● Conference Registration Fees
<strong>Please donate and help spread the word!</strong>
Please make a gift today and share this page with alumni, family, friends via e-mail, text message, word of mouth and on social media. <strong>Thank you!</strong>
<strong>Spread the Word: </strong>Give us a like on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duquesne.mtsa.58/"><em>Duquesne Mtsa</em></a> and follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_mtsa"><em>@duquesne_mtsa</em></a>. Every like, share, and follow are an easy way to help share our message!
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National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2022
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NAfME <strong>Who are we? </strong>
Duquesne University’s National Association for Music Education Chapter #159 (NAfME) is a collegiate organization for music education majors at the Mary Pappert School of Music. The organization offers professional development opportunities throughout the year for students, including workshops, professional speaker presentations, and the main opportunity being the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference.
<strong>What do we want to do?</strong>
Last year was the first time that the PMEA conference was back in person since the COVID-19 pandemic. We were fortunate through our crowdfund campaign, we were able to send 26 students to the PMEA conference, keeping their individual cost under $100. We hope to continue these efforts this year and send 30 members to the conference, keeping the cost affordable.
<strong>Why a PMEA Conference?</strong>
PMEA is a way for students to have professional development opportunities including speaking to music educators across the state, participating in professional workshops, talking to vendors about music education resources, and attending ensemble performances.
<strong>What will donations go towards?</strong>
Through our own fundraising efforts and membership dues, we have previously raised funds for approximately 26 students to attend the PMEA conference. However, since we anticipate over 40 students to show interest in attending the conference, the donated funds from this campaign would allow for 30 additional students to attend. The total cost of accommodations and registration for 30 people comes out to about $5700. Your donations would go towards conference registration and hotel accommodations!
● Eight hotel rooms at $155 per night (4 students per room) for 3 nights ($3720)
● PMEA Student Registration at $35 per student ($1050 total)
<strong>Spread the word and donate today!</strong>
We hope you will consider donating to the Fund PMEA Crowd Fund! Any and all donations are appreciated.
Please share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/NAfME22">www.spirit.duq.edu/NAfME22</a>) with alumni, friends, and family via email, text-message, and social media. Everything helps!
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Public Relations Student Society of America 2022
By PRSSA
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PRSSA <strong>Who we are</strong>
Public Relations Student Society of America, also known as PRSSA, is a multidisciplinary organization within the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts open to anyone interested in a career in public relations and communications. We host several events throughout the academic year, including a student-run conference, networking events, agency tours, and general body meetings with guest speakers covering a variety of aspects of the industry.
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
Your generosity to our crowdfunding campaign will enable PRSSA members to offset a number of costs that they will have this year. These costs include: <ul><li>Planning and hosting a student-run conference to be held in March 2023. </li><li>Sending two members to the 2022 PRSA Icon Conference in Dallas, Texas from November 12-16, 2022; these funds will help cover expenses such as conference registration fees and lodging. </li><li>Providing financial support to the organization to allow for more events to take place. </li><li>Purchasing materials for general bi-weekly meetings.</li></ul>
<strong>Please make a gift today</strong>
Gifts of all sizes will help us reach our goal. You can add additional support by sharing our page on social media to help raise awareness for our campaign. The members of PRSSA would like to thank you for everyone helping us realize our plans and goals this academic year. We appreciate your generosity and your recognition.
<strong>Stay connected</strong>
Please follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesneprssa/"><em>@duquesneprssa</em></a>.
For questions, please contact us at <a href="mailto:duquesneprssa@gmail.com"><em>duquesneprssa@gmail.com</em></a>.
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Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal 2022
By Opus Novum
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Opus Novum <strong><em>The founders of Opus Novum.</em></strong>
<strong>Who We Are & What We Do:</strong>
Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a collegiate charismatic community founded at Duquesne in 2018. Our mission is to foster the dynamic charismatic graces of the Holy Spirit within Duquesne’s campus. Our vision—as expressed in our Handbook—states: “Opus Novum invites all students to experience the Holy Spirit who opens us to a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ and the profound encounter with the love of the Father. The Holy Spirit empowers us for personal holiness, renewed Catholic life, and evangelization. The vision is a Collegiate Catholic Community founded upon the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Opus Novum is not an escape from the problems of worldly life, but a visible community of students who seek to enter into the Heart of God and receive the gifts necessary for the building up of the Kingdom” (ONCCR Handbook).
<em>A talk from Fr. Mike at a weekly meeting.</em>
Our name, “Opus Novum,” means “The New Work.” This reflects the mission of the group—to participate in the new work that God is doing at Duquesne, as well as in each of our personal lives. Our group verse is Isaiah 43:19 (RSVCE)—"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” As a group, we seek to be attentive to the Holy Spirit and all that He is bringing about in our lives, as we surrender our plans, open our hearts, and allow God to do a new thing in us.
<em>Some members of Opus Novum after a holy hour at Epiphany Church.</em>
An essential part of our identity is our community life. We truly revere each other as brothers and sisters, and this intense charity is tangible at every Opus Novum meeting and event. Through communal prayer, personal sharing, and times of fellowship, we come to know each other and build each other up as we strive for holiness together. Though we began with just six students at our first meeting, the Lord continues to bring us new members and grow our community! As of this year, we have a Men’s House (est. 2020) and now also a Women’s House (est. 2021) where some students from Opus Novum live an even deeper level of community life together.
We hold formal prayer meetings once a week, but all throughout the week, students from Opus Novum remain in communion: going to Mass together, sharing meals, hanging out and studying. Our weekly meetings include things like praise and worship, general charismatic prayer, intercessory prayer, Scripture studies, testimonies, small group sharing, and talks from guests. We are very grateful for the involvement of our Spiritan priests; our group Spiritual Director Fr. Mike Ackerman, Fr. Levi Hartle, and other priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh; the DLJC Sisters from the Ark and the Dove; and our faculty advisor, Dr. James Swindal—among many others who love and serve our community!
<strong><em>Members at the Ark and the Dove with the DLJC Sisters.</em>
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<strong>Why We Are Seeking Funds:</strong>
We are asking for donations predominately so we can organize and go on group retreats. This is something we have not yet had the chance to do. We believe it would be a beautiful experience to take times of retreat together and allow the Lord to refresh and renew us while strengthening our communal bonds. There are, however, many costs that come with planning retreats: snacks and meals, lodging, paying guest speakers or retreat leaders, transportation, etc. The Lord has been bringing many members to our group this year, but as the number of students grows, these costs do, too. Any funds received would go towards covering group costs and the costs for individual members to go on retreat. Donations may also go toward leadership building opportunities and programs that further the spiritual formation of our members. We are grateful for every gift—any amount donated will make a difference!
<strong>Thank You!</strong>
We sincerely appreciate your financial support of our community! Your donation will allow us to continue to be strengthened as a community as we grow in love, pursue holiness, and live an authentic life in the Spirit. Please pray for us as well. We will be praying for all of our donors!
Come, Holy Spirit!
Have any questions? Feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:opusnovumccr@gmail.com">opusnovumccr@gmail.com</a>!
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Best Buddies - Fall 2022
By Best Buddies
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Best Buddies <strong>What is Best Buddies?</strong>
Best Buddies is an international organization that matches students with individuals in the community who are 18 years or older and have intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in one-to-one friendship.
<strong>Best Buddies at Duquesne University</strong>
At Duquesne University, our Best Buddies Chapter has 196 total members, including 55 one-to-one friendships and 141 associate members. Our chapter hosts events throughout the year to help these relationships flourish and help promote inclusion on our campus.
<em>Some of the events include: </em><ul><li>Holiday Party (Halloween Costume Party, Valentine’s Day Ball)</li><li>Talent Show</li><li>Duquesne Sporting Events</li><li>Public Outings- Penguins games, the zoo, and the aviary</li><li>Board Game Days</li></ul>
<strong>Our Biggest Event of the Year: The Spread the Word to End the Word Concert!</strong>
The Spread the Word to End the Concert is our biggest event of the year. It is a major event held to bring awareness to the hurtful effects of the use of the word “retard(ed)” in our everyday language. The event is held annually and encourages people to pledge to eliminate the derogatory use of the “r-word,” promoting our message of the inclusion of people with IDD to campus. The concert is a space for everyone to gather and have a great time, while also spreading a positive message of inclusion.
<strong>Why We Need Your Support</strong>
We need donations in order to defray the costs of our events and provide the best opportunities for our buddies! Your donation will help cover the costs of past events, future events, and make our Spread the Word to End the Word Concert a success and provide a memorable experience for all of our buddies.
<em>Your donations will allow us to help pay for:</em><ul><li>T-shirts</li><li>Refreshments</li><li>Snacks</li><li>Decorations</li><li>Games</li></ul>
Not only will the money be used to support our events, but any remaining money will be carried over to help fund our biggest event of the year, Spread the Word to End the Word!
<strong>How You Can Help</strong><ul><li><strong>Donate Now:</strong> Make a gift today, of any amount, to help us reach our goal and support this important program that means so much to so many. Even a donation of $10 will make a tremendous difference!</li><li><strong>Help us Spread the Word: </strong>Another way to make a big impact on our campaign is by helping to spread the word. Please share our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies18"></a><a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies22">www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies22</a> via social media, e-mail and text and encourage your friends and family to make a donation.</li></ul>
<strong>Thank You!</strong>
From all of us students in Duquesne University’s Best Buddies Chapter and on behalf of our buddies, thank you for your consideration and support!
Make sure to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Best-Buddies-at-Duquesne-231462710315650/">Facebook</a> for regular updates about Best Buddies and to see your donation in action!
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Sigma Tau Delta - Fall 2022
By Sigma Tau Delta
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Sigma Tau Delta <strong>Who we are</strong>
Sigma Tau Delta is the international collegiate honors society for students of English and those who have a deep interest in the study of language and literature. Duquesne University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Pi Delta, not only confers distinction and recognition on those students who have excelled in the discipline, but it also fosters a community of scholars, readers, learners, and artists who are committed to using their knowledge, skills, and talent to serve and empower the many communities to which they belong.
For the 2022-2023 academic year at Duquesne, Sigma Tau Delta has two service projects. The first is an exciting pen-pal project with Pittsburgh Public Schools high school seniors who are international and/or English-language learners. Chapter members will exchange letters with these high school students that are hand-written and sent via regular “snail mail.” The next project is a continuation of our regular spring semester partnership with Duquesne’s ESL/ELL program to host "conversation hour" for international and/or English-language learners and international students on campus.
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
Your generosity to our crowdfunding campaign will enable Sigma Tau Delta members to offset a number of costs that they will have this academic year. There are two events that will benefit from your gifts.<ul><li>Sending members from our Pi Delta chapter to the <a href="https://www.english.org/events/convention-2023.shtml">Sigma Tau Delta International Convention</a> in Denver, CO (Sheraton Denver Downtown) from March 29 to April 1. This convention will present students with several expenses, including hotel accommodations, flights, and conference registration. Last year, one of our presenters, alumna Vanessa Llewellyn won first prize in her category for her scholarly paper, “Models of Social Productivity in A Gest of Robyn Hode.” This is quite remarkable, given how large the convention is and how many other colleges and universities are represented. Her award speaks to the dedication and energy of our chapter, Pi Delta, and how well it represents Duquesne. </li><li>Planning and hosting our April 2023 Undergraduate Showcase Panel on campus that will showcase undergraduate poetry, fiction, and scholarly research</li></ul>
<strong>Please make a gift today</strong>
Gifts of all sizes will help us reach our goal. You can also support us by sharing our page on social media to spread the word.
Sigma Tau Delta would like to extend, ahead of time, a warm 'thank you!' to all who will help us realize our plans and goals this academic year. We appreciate your generosity and your recognition.
<strong>Stay Connected</strong>
Please follow us on Instagram at: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sigmataudelta_duq">sigmataudelta_duq</a>
For questions, please contact us at:<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com">sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com</a>.
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Equestrian Team - Fall 2022
By Duquesne Equestrian Team
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Duquesne Equestrian Team The Club Equestrian Team at Duquesne University is an officially recognized Club Sport that allows students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding. As a team, we practice weekly and compete on various weekends throughout the fall and spring semesters. We compete in Zone 2, Region 5 sector of the <a href="https://www.ihsainc.com/">Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association</a> (IHSA), against other universities, such as the University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University, and Slippery Rock University. Our coaches, Linda and Alyssa Stevens, and host barn Fox Hollow Stables, are located in Wampum, PA, just 30 miles north of the city.Each team member practices at least once per week to build and learn their skills as a rider and team member. We welcome all levels of riders!
We are a continuously growing team with 17 active student-athlete riders who are proud to represent this great University. DUET adds to the educational experience we receive at Duquesne because it allows us to:<ul><li>Create friendships with other students who also share a love of riding</li><li>Compete at shows with other collegiate-level riders</li><li>Escape the hectic atmosphere of academic studies by participating in this fun and exciting sport</li><li>Give those who have not previously ridden the opportunity to learn about and experience riding</li></ul>
<strong>Why Do We Need Donations?</strong>
In addition to the costs associated with a Duquesne University education, DUET riders are tasked with paying for:<ul><li>Transportation to the regular season and regional show competitions</li><li>Personal coaching fees for the fall and spring seasons</li><li>Coaching fees for each show</li><li>Show fees</li><li>Show travel costs</li><li>Riding apparel</li></ul>
Due to these expenses, the cost is the main reason students do not join DUET. Donations will help to offset these costs, lessen the financial burden on students and provide other students the opportunity to be involved in future seasons. More specifically, the funds will allow each DUET rider to compete at each show.
<strong>How You Can Help…</strong>
There are two main ways you can keep the Duquesne University Equestrian Team alive and thriving with talented riders:
<strong>Donate now:</strong> A gift of any size will help sponsor riders to continue participating in the sport they love. We ask that you please join us today in making a donation. Simply hit the “Give Now” button on this page, using the giving levels as a guide as to where the money can go.
<strong>Spread the Word:</strong><strong> </strong>Give us a like on <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fduqequestrianteam&data=04%7C01%7Cjakielod%40duq.edu%7C5e1cad5710c349a0ecb308d9f1c0ddf9%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637806632936695325%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xyj8XgDapeGBy5zJD%2FDg9azAUgZqDkRAtjV7Esis1%2B4%3D&reserved=0">Facebook at Duquesne University Equestrian</a>, and follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqequestrian/">@duqequestrian</a> and TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@duqequestrian">@duqequestrian</a>. Every like, share, and follow is an easy way to help share our message, and continue to support the team!
Out of all the Club Sports and athletic teams at Duquesne University, DUET was the FIRST to host a crowdfunding campaign on <em>Spirit</em>. A successful campaign will help make others aware that Duquesne has a prominent Equestrian Team on campus that our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends can all be proud of.
<strong>Go Dukes & Thank You!</strong>
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Mission Trip: Arlington, VA & Baltimore, MD 2022
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Duquesne University students will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience over spring break in Baltimore, MD and Arlington, VA!
Duquesne University students will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience over spring break in Baltimore, MD and Arlington, VA! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>GOAL EXCEEDED BUT DONATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED</strong>
<strong><em><strong>Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our alumni and friends, our crowdfunding campaign has already exceeded its initial goal but additional donations will further enhance these and future mission experiences! </strong></em></strong>
<strong><em>See your donation in action by following our Blog March 5-12 </em><a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/arlington-baltimore-2022/"><em>at this link</em></a></strong><strong><strong><em>.</em></strong></strong>
<strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are four Duquesne University undergraduate students, one graduate assistant, and a Spiritan Campus Minister who are preparing to travel to serve two communities and grow in our relationship with God by serving others. We are grateful to be able to continue the work done by previous Duquesne Spiritan Mission Experiences (SMEs). Like the many groups who have come before us, we will support parish ministers in any way we can while learning about the neighborhoods and community members. We will put our faith into action as we serve!
<strong>When and where are we going?</strong>
We will be traveling over our Spring Break (March 5-12). <ul><li> In West Baltimore, we will serve in St. Edward’s Parish </li><li> In Arlington, we will serve in Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish </li></ul>
In Baltimore, MD we will work with St. Edward’s Parish, a welcoming place with many long-time attendees. While there, our group will assist with maintenance and upkeep for their parish buildings, including tasks like painting and moving furniture. We hope to build a better understanding of their parish community, who have overcome great obstacles of poverty in the West Baltimore area.
In Arlington we will serve at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, a historically African-American parish with a very involved congregation and a strong interest in social justice work. Arlington is in the middle of a transformation, so we will learn about the changes that brings to the parish. Our group will assist in a few of their many ministries including a Matthew 25 free store where donated items are distributed to those in need at no cost to them, help with their food pantry, and serve lunch at a ministry to the homeless.
In both places, we will support Spiritans as they invest in communities for the long term and learn from the wisdom and experience of the congregations and those who run the ministries.
<strong>How can you help?</strong>
All monies raised through our crowdfunding campaign will help both parishes we visit in different ways. Some of the funds will be used for paint and plumbing supplies to assist St. Edward’s in Baltimore, while some of the monies will help enhance our ministry efforts with Our Lady Queen of Peace.
Thank you in advance for anything you can contribute. We are so grateful for your help!
<strong>Spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you help us raise additional funds by sharing this with your friends and family. Our second biggest need is publicity for this crowd-funding project so that we can surpass our goal and support these ministries we are blessed to serve. You can share this page on any social media platform or use the link above to send it by email.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about our Spiritan Mission Experience, and we look forward to sharing our experience with you on our daily blog!
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Mission Trip: Dayton, OH 2022
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Support the students who will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience and those they will serve in Dayton, OH.
Support the students who will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience and those they will serve in Dayton, OH. Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>GOAL EXCEEDED BUT DONATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED</strong>
<strong><em><strong>Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our alumni and friends, our crowdfunding campaign has already exceeded its initial goal but additional donations will further enhance these and future mission experiences! </strong></em></strong>
<strong><em>See your donation in action by following our Blog March 5-12 </em><a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/dayton-ohio-2022/"><em>at this link</em></a></strong><strong><strong><em>.</em></strong></strong>
<strong>We need your help!</strong>
<strong>Who?</strong>
We are five Duquesne University students who want to embrace the Spiritan mission of walking with those on the margins.
<strong>What?</strong>
We will participate in a Spiritan Mission Experience (SME) in Dayton, OH. This is the sixth year Duquesne students will immerse themselves in this community, working alongside community members to learn about their hardships and grow in faith.
<strong>When</strong>?
We will visit Dayton over our Spring Break, leaving Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 5 and returning Saturday, March 12.
<strong>Where</strong>?
We will live and work with St. Benedict the Moor parish and school, a Black Catholic community in Dayton, OH, offering our time, energy, and hands to serve students and assist with building maintenance and renovations. Most importantly, we will lend our ears to listen to the stories and wisdom of community members.
<strong>How you can help?</strong>
We are asking for your donations to support St. Benedict the Moor school with items that have been cut from tight budgets. Your gift/donation will provide classroom and art supplies, toys and educational games, and building materials to the faculty, staff, and students of St. Benedict the Moor.
<strong>Please donate and spread the word!</strong>
Any amount makes a huge difference in caring for these students. We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media. Thank you!
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Mission Trip: Houston, TX 2022
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Support the students who will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience and those they will serve in Houston, TX.
Support the students who will embark on a Spiritan Mission Experience and those they will serve in Houston, TX. Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>GOAL EXCEEDED BUT DONATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED</strong>
<strong><em><strong>Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our alumni and friends, our crowdfunding campaign has already exceeded its initial goal but additional donations will further enhance these and future mission experiences! </strong></em></strong>
<strong><em>See your donation in action by following our Blog March 5-12 </em><a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/houston-texas-2022/"><em>at this link</em></a></strong><strong><strong><em>.</em></strong><strong><em><strong></strong></em></strong></strong>
Welcome to the Bayou City!
The city of Houston is the largest metropolis in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. It is a thriving multicultural city and home to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston serving the 1.7 million Catholic, the fifth-largest in the United States. The archdiocese prides itself on worshiping in 14 different languages on a given Sunday and serves 146 multicultural parishes across 10 counties.
During our Spiritan Mission Experience, we will be exposed to the multicultural parish ministry work at St. Benedict the Abbott Catholic Community in South Houston. The parish community is led by two Vietnamese Spiritan priests ministering to the Hispanic and Black communities in the area.
We will also be working in two food distribution centers. The Vietnamese American Community Center in North Houston serves the Vietnam Veteran families and its neighboring Black community. The other food distribution center is the Mamie George Community Center and serves the Hispanic community in the Ft. Bend County area.
Throughout the week we will also collaborate with the Spiritan Office for Mission Advancement, the Rice University Catholic Center campus ministry and the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
You might ask, why Houston? Besides this being Gio’s stomping ground before moving to the Bluff in 2015, Houston is also home to some of our beloved Spiritans mission work. Houston, Texas has been one of the main hubs for the Spiritans of the Western province prior to its unification with the Eastern province in 2009. Some of their life-giving ministries in the Archdiocese include: University work, campus and young adult ministry, parish ministry, prison ministry, and seminary formation/vocations.
Please consider a donation, at any level, to support our efforts to serve others and grow in our personal journeys of faith. When you share our story with family and friends on your own social networks, it can amplify our fundraising efforts. We appreciate your generosity and help!
Have a blessed and a life-giving week here in H-Town! May the Holy Spirit that gives life continue to bless and guide our experiences throughout our time here this week. Cor unum et anima una!
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American Chemical Society 2021
By American Chemical Society
Help send Duquesne University students of the American Chemical Society to the ACS National Conference!
Help send Duquesne University students of the American Chemical Society to the ACS National Conference! American Chemical Society <strong>About the American Chemical Society (ACS)</strong>
Our Duquesne University chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a social and service organization open to all STEM majors who strive to attain academic and professional success here at Duquesne.
Our organization is consistently one of the most successful student organizations on campus, having won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award the past nine years, the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award the past seven years, and we won the SOLSA Award for Organization of the Year two years ago!
We also created a brand-new website last year <a href="http://www.duqacs.com/">duqacs.com</a>!
<strong>The Opportunity to Present Our Duquesne Research on the National Stage</strong>
We have the opportunity to present the research we have conducted as Duquesne University undergraduate students at the <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting/about/future-meetings.html">American Chemical Society National Conference</a> March 20 – 24 in San Diego, CA either in person or virtually. To be able to deliver this valuable experience to our members, we are asking for your generosity to help pay the fees that would make this much sought-after dream a reality.
In addition to having the honor to represent Duquesne University and gaining such valuable experience presenting our research, we will also get the chance to:<ul><li>Attend poster sessions and special lectures</li><li>Meet with mentors and peers in a more laid-back, social setting</li><li>Attend the ACS Career Fair and Graduate School Exposition</li></ul>
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give us this unbelievable experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail, and text.
From all of the students in the Duquesne University American Chemical Society: Thank you!
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Undergraduate Mock Trial Team 2021
By Undergraduate Mock Trial Team
Support the students of Duquesne's Undergraduate Mock Trial Team!
Support the students of Duquesne's Undergraduate Mock Trial Team! Undergraduate Mock Trial Team <strong>What is the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
The Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team is a group of students who compete in fictitious trials by portraying attorneys and witnesses and building a case theory. Mock Trial provides its members with the opportunity to be exposed to the courtroom environment so that they can develop their trial advocacy skills, public speaking skills, as well as their analytical and logical thinking skills – all of which are invaluable skills in the legal field and in life.
A little bit about us:<ul><li>Last year the Dukes advanced to the Open Round Championship Series and competed among the top 25% of teams in the nation!</li><li>The 2019-2020 season was filled with awards! We won three awards as a team and brought in thirteen individual awards.</li><li>As a registered team through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), we compete against other universities throughout the country such as Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pittsburgh (just to name a few). We travel to invitational tournaments as well as in AMTA National Championship competitions.</li><li>We practice almost daily in preparation for these events.</li><li>Our coaches, Jared Lemin and Corey Kirkwood, are veteran mock trial competitors and have coached mock trial for many years at all competitive levels.</li><li>Each member of the team reads through the case materials and from there we divide roles among the members – either attorney or witness. Each member will then prepare opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, and objection responses as they relate to their individual role.</li><li>The members of the team are greatly diverse in their respective fields of study. We have members who are political science majors and wish to go on to law school, but we also have members that are science majors who wish to become doctors – along with every subject area and career goal in between.</li></ul>
<strong>Success of the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
Success comes in many forms in mock trial. Success can be receiving a team award, an individual award (outstanding attorney or witness), having increased confidence in public speaking, building a resume for law school, deciding to pursue law, or even just making new friends and enjoying being a part of a team.
<strong>How Will Your Donation Be Used?</strong>
It is our hope that this fundraising campaign will raise enough money to cover expenses for the invitational (fall semester) and regional (spring semester) season. Our expenses are quite extensive between:<ul><li>Registration costs</li><li>Case material costs</li><li>Lodging</li></ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
We cannot do this alone. Please consider donating today! Please share this page with family and friends. Every little bit helps!
Make sure to stay connected with the Team by following us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duq.mocktrial/">Instagram @duq.mocktrial</a> and giving our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqmocktrial">Facebook Page “Duquesne Mock Trial”</a> a like!
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Kelsey McCafferty, President of the Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, at <a href="mailto:mccaffertyk1@duq.edu">mccaffertyk1@duq.edu</a>.
Thank You For Your Consideration & Support!
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Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal 2021
By ONCCR
Help the students of Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal to attend group retreats!
Help the students of Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal to attend group retreats! ONCCR <strong><em>The founders of Opus Novum.</em></strong>
<strong>Who We Are & What We Do:</strong>
Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a collegiate charismatic community founded at Duquesne in 2018. Our mission is to foster the dynamic charismatic graces of the Holy Spirit within Duquesne’s campus. Our vision—as expressed in our Handbook—states: “Opus Novum invites all students to experience the Holy Spirit who opens us to a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ and the profound encounter with the love of the Father. The Holy Spirit empowers us for personal holiness, renewed Catholic life, and evangelization. The vision is a Collegiate Catholic Community founded upon the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Opus Novum is not an escape from the problems of worldly life, but a visible community of students who seek to enter into the Heart of God and receive the gifts necessary for the building up of the Kingdom” (ONCCR Handbook).
<em>A witness talk at a weekly meeting.</em>
Our name, “Opus Novum,” means “The New Work.” This reflects the mission of the group—to participate in the new work that God is doing at Duquesne, as well as in each of our personal lives. Our group verse is Isaiah 43:19 (RSVCE)—"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” As a group, we seek to be attentive to the Holy Spirit and all that He is bringing about in our lives, as we surrender our plans, open our hearts, and allow God to do a new thing in us.
<em>Some members of Opus Novum after a holy hour at Epiphany Church.</em>
An essential part of our identity is our community life. We truly revere each other as brothers and sisters, and this intense charity is tangible at every Opus Novum meeting and event. Through communal prayer, personal sharing, and times of fellowship, we come to know each other and build each other up as we strive for holiness together. Though we began with just six students at our first meeting, the Lord continues to bring us new members and grow our community! As of this year, we have a Men’s House (est. 2020) and now also a Women’s House (est. 2021) where some students from Opus Novum live an even deeper level of community life together.
We hold formal prayer meetings once a week, but all throughout the week, students from Opus Novum remain in communion: going to Mass together, sharing meals, hanging out and studying. Our weekly meetings include things like praise and worship, general charismatic prayer, intercessory prayer, Scripture studies, testimonies, small group sharing, and talks from guests. We are very grateful for the involvement of our Spiritan priests; our group Spiritual Director Fr. Mike Ackerman, Fr. Levi Hartle, and other priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh; the DLJC Sisters from the Ark and the Dove; and our faculty advisor, Dr. James Swindal—among many others who love and serve our community!<strong><em>Members enjoying a time of fellowship around the fire.</em></strong>
<strong>Why We Are Seeking Funds:</strong>
We are asking for donations predominately so we can organize and go on group retreats. This is something we have not yet had the chance to do. We believe it would be a beautiful experience to take times of retreat together and allow the Lord to refresh and renew us while strengthening our communal bonds. There are, however, many costs that come with planning retreats: snacks and meals, lodging, paying guest speakers or retreat leaders, transportation, etc. The Lord has been bringing many members to our group this year, but as the number of students grows, these costs do, too. Any funds received would go towards covering group costs and the costs for individual members to go on retreat. Donations may also go toward leadership building opportunities and programs that further the spiritual formation of our members. We are grateful for every gift—any amount donated will make a difference!
<strong>Thank You!</strong>
We sincerely appreciate your financial support of our community! Your donation will allow us to continue to be strengthened as a community as we grow in love, pursue holiness, and live an authentic life in the Spirit. Please pray for us as well. We will be praying for all of our donors!
Come, Holy Spirit!
Have any questions? Feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:opusnovumccr@gmail.com">opusnovumccr@gmail.com</a>!
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Audio Engineering Society 2021
By Audio Engineering Society
Support the students of the Duquesne University Audio Engineering Society!
Support the students of the Duquesne University Audio Engineering Society! Audio Engineering Society <strong>What is audio engineering?</strong>
When you think of a recording studio or a live concert, audio engineers are the people who get everything up and running, and keep things on track behind the scenes. Duquesne offers the music technology major, in which students get to have hands-on experience with high-end gear, but the Audio Engineering Society (AES) provides even more opportunities for learning new techniques, getting to try out new gear, and making connections and friendships with other supportive audio engineers.
<strong>What do we do?</strong>
AES meets on a regular basis so that students interested in the audio industry can:<ul><li>learn about new technology</li><li>share their projects to get feedback</li><li>pursue professional experiences through conventions such as AES and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) </li><li>hear from guest speakers in the industry</li><li>Membership is open to the entire Duquesne University student body, not just music technology majors. All are welcome!</li></ul>
<strong>Why are we crowdfunding?</strong>
This semester, our goal is to participate in AES convention activities online as an organization, as well as continue to look forward to NAMM (which is slated to be in person this year in the spring!). We are currently looking to schedule guest speakers as well, so your financial support will help us greatly to get a better view of the audio industry!
<strong>Please donate today! </strong>
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign to enhance the Duquesne University experience for our Audio Engineering Society members. Thank you!
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Greek Life 2021
By Greek Life
Make a gift to Duquesne University Greek Life so the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils can enhance Greek Life programming and recruitment.
Make a gift to Duquesne University Greek Life so the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils can enhance Greek Life programming and recruitment. Greek Life <strong>Greek Life at Duquesne University</strong>
Duquesne University has 15 Greek Life organizations that all stress the importance of life-time membership, academic excellence, leadership, community service, strong friendships, learning outside the classroom, spiritual, intellectual and social growth.
<strong>Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils </strong>
The Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils are umbrella organizations for both sororities and fraternities. <ul><li>The Panhellenic Council supports the eight sororities on Duquesne’s campus to help main the highest scholastic and social standards. </li><li>The Interfraternity Council supports the seven fraternities at Duquesne to help enrich, advance and grow the Greek experience.</li></ul>
<strong>What will donations to the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils support?</strong>
Donations made to our crowdfunding campaign will provide financial support to two critical Greek Life initiatives: Greek Week and Recruitment.<ul><li><strong>Greek Week:</strong> Greek Week is a week-long event that brings together each sorority and fraternity on campus in order to create lasting memories and raise money for amazing causes. Beginning in 1960, we have been able to create a tradition that everyone can look forward to - not just our campus organizations! </li><li><strong>Recruitment:</strong> By hosting recruitment events during the Spring Semester, we are able to grow our chapters and continue to do what we love! Whether that is by helping others within our communities or across the world.</li></ul>
We would greatly appreciate your generous support to help offset the costs to host programming throughout Greek Week and Recruitment. Gifts of all sizes will help to strengthen Greek Life on Duquesne's campus.
<strong>Please give now and help spread the word!</strong>
Please give now to help us reach our fundraising goal and share our page on social media <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/greeklife21">www.spirit.duq.edu/greeklife21</a> to help spread the word. Thank you!
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Music Therapy Student Association 2021
By MTSA
Help send Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association members to the Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference!
Help send Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association members to the Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference! MTSA <strong>Who we are? What is MTSA? Who are the members?</strong>
The Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association (MTSA) is an organization consisting of 29 undergraduate music therapy students from the Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of our organization are to: <ul><li>further the advancement of its members in the field professionally and socially </li><li>promote and advocate for the music therapy field </li><li>support Duquesne University's campus and the surrounding community through service projects and events </li></ul>
<strong>Why donate and where does the money go?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to provide financial assistance so that Duquesne University MTSA members can attend the <a href="http://mar-amta.org/conference/">Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference</a> online April 8-10, 2021 this year!
Reasons why attending this conference would greatly add to our Duquesne University experience: <ul><li>some members have submitted presentation proposals and we have the opportunity to present in front of a captive audience </li><li>opportunity to network with others in the field, which can lead to clinical opportunities or even full-time jobs post-graduation </li><li>attend lectures run by professionals in the field </li></ul>
Your gift to our crowdfunding campaign will help to offset the various costs associated with our members being able to attend this important conference.
<strong>Please donate and help spread the word!</strong>
Please make a gift today and share this page with alumni, family, friends via e-mail, text message, word of mouth and on social media. <strong>Thank you!</strong>
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Sigma Tau Delta 2021
By Sigma Tau Delta
Help Sigma Tau Delta students organize panels, showcase student writing, fund on-campus events, and expenses related to attending our annual convention.
Help Sigma Tau Delta students organize panels, showcase student writing, fund on-campus events, and expenses related to attending our annual convention. Sigma Tau Delta <strong>Who we are</strong>
Sigma Tau Delta is the international collegiate honors society for students of English and those who have a deep interest in the study of language and literature. Duquesne University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Pi Delta, not only confers distinction and recognition on those students who have excelled in the discipline, but it also fosters a community of scholars, readers, learners, and artists who are committed to using their knowledge, skills, and talent to serve and empower the many communities to which they belong.
For the 2021-2022 academic year at Duquesne, Sigma Tau Delta will partner with ESL/ELL, as it has done in previous years, to run "conversation hour" for English-language learners and international students on campus.
<strong>The impact of your gift</strong>
Your generosity to our crowdfunding campaign will enable Sigma Tau Delta members to offset a number of costs that they will have this academic year. These costs include:<ul><li>Planning and hosting a April 2022 student panel on campus that will showcase poetry, fiction, and scholarly research</li><li>Catering and hosting spoken-word events on campus</li><li>Offering gift cards for distinguished presentations and guest-speakers</li><li>Sending members from our Pi Delta chapter to the <a href="http://englishconvention.org/2022/">Sigma Tau Delta 2022 International Convention</a> in Atlanta, GA from 30 March to 2 April. This convention will present students with a number of expenses, including hotel, flights, and conference registration.</li></ul>
<strong>Please make a gift today</strong>
Gifts of all sizes will help us reach our goal. You can add additional support by sharing our page on social media to help spread the word <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/std21">www.spirit.duq.edu/std21</a>.
Sigma Tau Delta would like to extend, ahead of time, a warm <strong>thank you</strong> to all who will help us realize our plans and goals this academic year. We appreciate your generosity and your recognition.
<strong>Stay Connected</strong>
Please follow us on Instagram at: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sigmataudelta_duq">sigmataudelta_duq</a>
For questions, please contact us at:<strong> </strong><a href="mailto:sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com">sigmataudelta.duq@gmail.com</a>.
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National Band Association Duquesne Chapter 2021
By NBA Duquesne Chapter
Help give members of Duquesne's National Band Association the opportunity to attend the Midwest Music Clinic conference!
Help give members of Duquesne's National Band Association the opportunity to attend the Midwest Music Clinic conference! NBA Duquesne Chapter <strong>What is the NBA? </strong>
The NBA at Duquesne University is the National Band Association. We focus on learning more about teaching, leading, and participating in band ensembles at all levels. Our membership consists of students at Duquesne from many different majors, not just music majors.
<strong>What is our goal?</strong>
The goal of this crowdfunding campaign is to raise money towards attending the <a href="https://www.midwestclinic.org/midwest-clinic-events-schedule">2021 Midwest Music Clinic</a> conference in McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL, December 15-18. We hope to take the whole chapter with us and keep the cost relatively low for all members.
<strong>Why attend the Midwest Music Clinic? </strong>
The Midwest Music Clinic hosts a plethora of high-class clinicians in the instrumental music world in a single space, giving members the opportunity to learn from clinicians from across the nation. There is no better conference to attend to absorb a lot of experience and knowledge in just a few days. The Midwest Music Clinic also hosts many ensembles from across the nation, including ensembles as young as middle school up to professional groups.
<strong>Where will the donations go?</strong>
Most donations will be used towards the Midwest Conference. This money will help pay for transportation, food expenses, registration for the event, and hotel rooms. Any left-over money will be used towards paying for guest speakers, smaller trips in the spring, and the PMEA District 1 Band Festival being hosted at Duquesne University this January.
<strong>Why donate? </strong>
The NBA is a newly established organization on campus with a lively membership. Attending this conference and gaining more money to host guest speakers will grant us new learning experiences and knowledge that we wouldn’t be able to access on our own. With this newly acquired knowledge we will be able to give back to the Duquesne community and help boost the reputation of the University even after we graduate.
<strong>Please donate today and help spread the word!</strong>
Please make a gift today to help us reach our goal and share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/nba21">www.spirit.duq.edu/nba21</a>) on social media to help spread the word. Thank you!
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National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2021
By NAfME
Help send National Association for Music Education members to the Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) conference!
Help send National Association for Music Education members to the Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) conference! NAfME <strong>Who are we? </strong>
Duquesne University’s National Association for Music Education Chapter #159 (NAfME) is a collegiate organization for music education majors at the Mary Pappert School of Music. The organization offers professional development opportunities throughout the year for students, including workshops, professional speaker presentations, and the main opportunity being the annual Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Conference.
<strong>What do we want to do?</strong>
Like many other organizations, COVID-19 greatly limited our in-person professional opportunities. We are excited that PMEA is hosting its first in-person conference since 2019. Our members are eager to gain as much professional knowledge from educators in the field and the PMEA Conference is the best opportunity. The <a href="https://www.pmea.net/pmea-annual-in-service-conference/">2022 PMEA Annual Conference</a> will be held April 6-9 at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in Poconos, PA and we are seeking additional funds to send 32 members to the conference.
<strong>Why a PMEA Conference?</strong>
PMEA is a way for students to have professional development opportunities including:<ul><li>speaking to music educators across the state</li><li>participating in professional workshops</li><li>talking to vendors about music education resources</li><li>and attending ensemble performances</li></ul>
<strong>What will donations go towards?</strong>
Through our own fundraising efforts and membership dues, we have previously raised funds for approximately 20 students to attend the PMEA conference. However, since we anticipate over 50 students to show interest in attending the conference, the donated funds from this campaign would allow for 32 additional students to attend. For 32 people, the total cost for accommodations and registration would be $5451.04, which breaks down as follows:<ul><li>Eight hotel rooms at $180.46 per night (4 students per room) for 3 nights (4331.04)</li><li>PMEA Student Registration at $35 per student ($1120 total)</li></ul>
<strong>Spread the word and donate today!</strong>
We hope you will consider donating to the Fund PMEA Crowd Fund! Any and all donations are appreciated.
Please share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/nafme21">www.spirit.duq.edu/nafme21</a>) with alumni, friends, and family via email, text-message, and social media. Everything helps!
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Duqathon: Duquesne's Dance Marathon
By Duqathon
Support the students of Duqathon who organize Duquesne's Dance Marathon to help in the fight against pediatric illnesses.
Support the students of Duqathon who organize Duquesne's Dance Marathon to help in the fight against pediatric illnesses. Duqathon <strong>What is Duqathon?</strong>
Duqathon is a Duquesne University student-run organization that partners with the Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon, which is a program of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a non-profit organization that raises funds and awareness for more than 170 pediatric hospitals across North America.
Now in our second year on campus, Duqathon members host events throughout the year to specifically support the kids at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, which culminates with our Dance Marathon in the spring.
In May of 2021, we held our first-ever Dance Marathon where we danced with over 250 students and raised $18,305.94 for the children of Pittsburgh.
We are excited to continue the growth of our organization on campus as well as throughout the Pittsburgh community. Together, we will fight for the kids and, with enough determination, win the battle against childhood illnesses!
<strong>How will your donation be used?</strong>
It is our hope that this crowdfunding campaign will help us raise all the funds necessary to put on our six-hour main event - the Dance Marathon - in April for the Duquesne student body, faculty, as well as the Pittsburgh community.
It is critical that we keep our costs low with our Dance Marathon and other events so that we can:<ul><li>send the most amount of monies possible to support the children </li><li>provide exceptional events for all of our hard-working miracle makers</li></ul>
Your gift will make that happen as it will help us to:<ul><li>Cover costs of small events throughout year to build awareness and excitement with students on campus</li><li>Purchase food and drinks for Dance Marathon participants</li><li>Create care packages for Dance Marathon participants</li><li>Pay for Dance Marathon event activities, entertainment and games</li></ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today! </strong>
We need your help in this fight against pediatric illnesses. More than 10 million kids enter a children’s hospital like UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh across North America every year. To provide the best care for kids, children’s hospitals rely on donations and community support, as Medicaid and insurance programs do not fully cover the cost of care.
Please consider making a difference by making your gift today. Please also share this page with family and friends to help spread the word. Every dollar counts!
<strong>Questions? </strong>
Please contact Molly Keller, Finance Director of Duquesne University’s Dance Marathon Duqathon, at <a href="mailto:kellerm2@duq.edu">kellerm2@duq.edu</a>.
<strong>Thank you for your consideration and support because if we can Change Kids Health, we can Change The Future. </strong>
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Spiritan Campus Ministry Mission Experiences
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Support the Duquesne University tradition of Spiritan Campus Ministry Mission Experiences!
Support the Duquesne University tradition of Spiritan Campus Ministry Mission Experiences! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Spiritan Campus Ministry Mission Experiences </strong>
Welcome to the crowdfunding page for our Duquesne University Spiritan Campus Ministry Mission Experiences. Each year, over 60 students embark on a service trip to one of the following locations: <ul><li>Dominican Republic</li><li>Immokalee, FL</li><li>Arlington, VA and Baltimore, MD</li><li>Chicago, IL and Dayton, OH</li><li>Mullens, WV </li></ul>
Students give a week of their time during their Spring Break to serve one of these communities with which Duquesne has long-standing relationships. We have had relationships with some of these communities for over 30 years. While we go on these trips primarily to serve, what we receive is beyond price. We learn about a new community, we create relationships with others in our group and in the communities we serve and we learn lessons that will last us a lifetime.
<strong>The Impact of Mission Experiences</strong>
Each year, students are offered an opportunity to serve at one of our five partner communities.
In the Dominican Republic, they are given the opportunity to partner with teens to plan and run a day camp for children in the orphanage.
In Immokalee, students learn about the plight of migrant farmworkers, spend time serving at the Immokalee Habitat for Humanity, and serve meals to those who are hungry at Guadalupe Social Service.
In Arlington/Baltimore and Chicago/Dayton, students see the disparity between resources provided in some towns and Spiritan Catholic Churches compared to others. In Baltimore, they help with renovations and repairs at St. Edward’s Parish, and in Chicago/Dayton, the students serve at soup kitchens and work on renovations at St. Benedict the Moor Parish.
In Mullens, students learn about this coal mining town and help with repairs and construction projects at the Mullens Opportunity Center.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the students were unable to physically serve in our five communities this spring. However, it is with great hope that we can continue to raise funds to strengthen this important Duquesne tradition. Your donations will help fund the anticipated 2022 Spiritan Mission Experiences when restrictions are lifted. Your support will help generate an even greater impact in our partner communities and will allow our students to have a tremendous experience serving our partner communities.
<strong>Please Donate Today and Help Spread the Word</strong>
We hope that you will make a gift today – even $10 will help us reach our goal. In addition, please take a moment to help spread the word. Send a link to this crowdfunding page to your personal network and/or post on social media. Together, we can ensure our 2022 Spiritan Mission Experiences will be a life-changing event for Duquesne students and the communities they will serve. Thank you!
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Kappa Epsilon 2021
By Kappa Epsilon
Support the Duquesne University pharmacy students of Kappa Epsilon!
Support the Duquesne University pharmacy students of Kappa Epsilon! Kappa Epsilon <strong>Who are we?</strong>
Kappa Epsilon is a professional pharmacy fraternity. We are an Alpha Phi chapter at Duquesne University. Our chapter was founded October 17, 1999. Since then, our members have become increasingly involved in the Pittsburgh community. <ul><li>We host an annual Women's Health Luncheon that helps to raise donations and provide awareness for our philanthropies: ovarian and breast cancer. </li><li>We also have active participation as student volunteers in Duquesne University's School of Pharmacy events, such as the Market Square Health and Wellness Fair and COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics </li></ul>
Our organization fosters a professional consciousness, preparedness for a PharmD career, and develops long lasting friendships.
<strong>What does your crowdfunding donation support?</strong>
Your donation will aid in registration costs so that our members can attend the <a href="https://kappaepsilon.org/ke-convention-2021/">53rd Kappa Epsilon National Convention</a>, which will be held virtually August 6-7. Those fortunate to attend will:<ul><li>network with fellow pharmacy students and pharmacy professionals from across the country</li><li>share ideas with the other Kappa Epsilon members so that we can better the organization, our chapter, and brainstorm ways to support our philanthropies: ovarian and breast cancer </li><li>hear presentations from leading pharmacy professionals</li><li>attend career navigation seminars and breakout sessions</li><li>help us to build a new foundation for strengthening our chapter as we prepare for our full return to campus when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted</li></ul>
<strong>Please give now and help spread the word</strong>
Please consider making a donation today to help provide Duquesne University Kappa Epsilon members with this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference.
You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail and text. Simply direct them to: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/ke21">www.spirit.duq.edu/ke21</a>. Thank you!
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Lambda Kappa Sigma 2021
By Lambda Kappa Sigma
Support the Duquesne University pharmacy students of Lambda Kappa Sigma !
Support the Duquesne University pharmacy students of Lambda Kappa Sigma ! Lambda Kappa Sigma <strong>Who are we?</strong>
The Lambda Kappa Sigma Tau chapter is Duquesne University’s chapter of Lambda Kappa Sigma. Lambda Kappa Sigma is a professional pharmacy fraternity that aims to elevate women in pharmacy through professional excellence and personal growth. As sisters of Lambda Kappa Sigma, we aim to impact the community through service, leadership, scholarship, integrity and sisterhood. Our philanthropy is Project HOPE, that provides medical supplies and personnel to areas of the world in need. We are currently Lambda Kappa Sigma’s largest collegiate chapter, and we have raised over $5,000 for Project HOPE. In 2020, we won Chapter of the Year at the Lambda Kappa Sigma Annual National Convention.
<strong>Why do we need donations?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to raise money in order for sisters of our chapter to attend the Lambda Kappa Sigma Annual National Convention. Your donations will help offset registration fees, travel costs, and support the sisters planning on attending for future years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of convention is still unknown, however we would appreciate any donations to offset costs, as well as to provide a safety net for next year.
Attending this conference would greatly enhance our Duquesne University experience as it would give us the opportunity to:<ul><li>Present a poster and review other posters from other chapters in hopes to better our organization </li><li>Network with current pharmacists and other pharmacy students</li><li>Attend lectures about leadership and current pharmacy topics </li></ul>
<strong>Please donate today! </strong>
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign today. Even a gift of $10 will go a long way to help us reach our goal. Thank you!
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Pure Thirst 2021
By Pure Thirst
Give Duquesne University Pure Thirst students the opportunity to continue to aid the Olkokola, Tanzania community with their water crisis.
Give Duquesne University Pure Thirst students the opportunity to continue to aid the Olkokola, Tanzania community with their water crisis. Pure Thirst <strong>What is Pure Thirst?</strong>
The mission of Pure Thirst is to work with the Olkokola community in northern Tanzania in its effort to gain better access to clean water, while teaching students how to be agents of positive change in our world. Grounded in the Spiritan tradition, Pure Thirst embraces the building of ongoing, authentic relationships with the people of Olkokola. Pure Thirst works with Spiritans, Duquesne faculty, and community leaders in Olkokola to explore ways to increase water access and to improve water quality thereby positively impacting health.
While we eagerly await the chance to continue our work in person, your donation today will allow us to prepare to make a big difference when travel restrictions are lifted.
<strong>How have we made an impact in the Olkokola, Tanzania community?</strong>
On our trips to Olkokola we:<ul><li>meet many of the community members and form ongoing relationships with them</li><li>hear from the local water board about their priorities and needs to gain a better understanding of the community's relationship with water, its challenges, and how we can work as a partner to hopefully improve access to clean water</li><li>hear from local health practitioners about the health system and priority areas to improve health in the Olkokola region</li><li>test the filters printed here in Duquesne’s 3D printing lab for effectiveness in removing dangerous levels of fluoride from the water</li><li>map the water access points so we can see the areas where access is still lacking</li><li>use purchased equipment to test the water for exceedingly high levels of minerals, as well as dangerous bacteria</li><li>travel around the Olkokola region to collect and test water samples to see what contaminants are impacting the water supply at each access point</li><li>assist local health providers in obtaining child height and weight and evaluating local growth and development data. </li></ul>
<strong>How will your donation be used? </strong>
We are proud of all these accomplishments, but our work is far from done! A successful crowdfunding campaign during the pandemic will allow us to continue to foster our collaboration with the people of Olkokola. Your gift will help us tackle the building of handwashing stations at the schools and/or health clinic, provide needed medical equipment like stethoscopes to the clinic, and provide culturally appropriate health education relating to hand hygiene to the community. We can’t do it alone! Please consider donating!
<strong>Please donate today and help us spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to this special project. Another way to help is to spread the word is by sharing this page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst21">www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst21</a> - with family, friends and on social media. Stay connected with Pure Thirst by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apurethirst/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>.
Thank you!
<em>Questions? Contact Yvonne Weideman , Duquesne University School of Nursing, at </em><a href="mailto:weidemany@duq.edu"><em>weidemany@duq.edu</em></a><em> or David Kahler, Duquesne University Center for Environmental Science, at </em><em><a href="mailto:kahlerd@duq.edu">kahlerd@duq.edu</a>. </em>
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Audio Engineering Society 2021
By Audio Engineering Society
Support the students of the Duquesne University Audio Engineering Society!
Support the students of the Duquesne University Audio Engineering Society! Audio Engineering Society <strong>What is audio engineering?</strong>
When you think of a recording studio or a live concert, audio engineers are the people who get everything up and running, and keep things on track behind the scenes. Duquesne offers the music technology major, in which students get to have hands-on experience with high-end gear, but the Audio Engineering Society (AES) provides even more opportunities for learning new techniques, getting to try out new gear, and making connections and friendships with other supportive audio engineers.
<strong>What do we do?</strong>
AES meets on a regular basis so that students interested in the audio industry can:<ul><li>learn about new technology</li><li>share their projects to get feedback</li><li>pursue professional experiences through conventions such as AES and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) </li><li>hear from guest speakers in the industry</li></ul>
Membership is open to the entire Duquesne University student body, not just music technology majors. All are welcome!
<strong>Why are we crowdfunding?</strong>
Due to the pandemic, all AES conventions were postponed and our members have not been able to get further insight into the audio industry as usual. When these things open back up, most of our members are hoping to participate in these conventions, so funding will go directly toward supporting students' registration fees. Funding will also be used to connect us in a socially distanced manner with guest speakers for extra lectures on hot topics in our industry.
<strong>Please donate today! </strong>
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign to enhance the Duquesne University experience for our Audio Engineering Society members. Thank you!
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Duquesne University Students in Athletic Training
By DUSAT
Support Duquesne University Students in Athletic Training!
Support Duquesne University Students in Athletic Training! DUSAT <strong>Who are we?</strong>
Duquesne University Students in Athletic Training (DUSAT) is an organization based on the goal of advancing knowledge, understanding and application of athletic training practices both internally and externally to the Duquesne University community. Our organization:<ul><li> works to provide additional educational opportunities for our students, as well as organize and manage additional resources to allow students to attend professional functions</li><li>creates a relaxed atmosphere for a free exchange of ideas and information between peers and mentors</li><li>engages in various service activities to support those in need locally, nationally, and internationally</li></ul>
<strong>Why are we crowdfunding</strong><strong>?</strong>
The goal of our crowdfunding campaign is to raise money to help our members afford to pay national membership dues and attend conventions.
<strong>Why become national members?</strong>
National membership dues include induction into the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), regional athletic training associations and state athletic training societies. Being involved in these different organizations can open up various scholarships, internships, and other opportunities for our students. However, the cost associated with these membership dues can range from $60 to $125 per student depending on their home state, which may not be manageable for students. Our goal is to raise money to be able to assist our members in paying these dues so that they can take advantage of these opportunities.
<strong>Why attend conventions? </strong>
National, regional, and state conventions are a great way for students to continue to learn more within athletic training outside of the classroom. Conventions allow our students to be introduced to current research surrounding athletic training. Students can also be introduced to new and emerging topics. They are also an amazing opportunity for students to network within the athletic training community and connect with Duquesne alumni. Many Duquesne athletic training students earn the opportunity to present their research at multiple levels of conventions throughout their time at Duquesne.
However, there are a number of costs associated with attending these conventions and many students struggle to manage these costs on their own. While all of our conventions for this year have been moved to a virtual platform due to COVID-19, our goal is to start building funds to help send students to future conventions.
<strong>Please donate today! </strong>
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign today. Even a gift of $10 will go a long way to help us reach our goal. Thank you!
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Alpha Phi 2021
By Alpha Phi
Give to the sisters of Alpha Phi!
Give to the sisters of Alpha Phi! Alpha Phi <strong><em>Thank you to all of our amazing donors who already helped us reach our crowdfunding campaign goal! Due to COVID-19, we set a modest goal for our campaign, but donations are still needed and being accepted. It’s not too late to get your name on the </em></strong><a href="https://www.spirit.duq.edu/project/25478/wall"><strong><em>Donor Wall</em></strong></a><strong><em>. Let’s see how high we can go! Thank you for your consideration and support.</em></strong>
<strong>Alpha Phi at Duquesne University </strong>
Since 1970, the Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi have attained and exemplified our sorority’s core values of sisterhood, scholarship, and service to Duquesne University and the greater Pittsburgh Area. We, the sisters of Alpha Phi, take pride in our involvement on campus, our philanthropic efforts, and the unique bond we share amongst one another.
<strong>Alpha Phi Today</strong>
As of right now during the COVID 19 pandemic, we are unable to gather collectively for the typical agenda we usually have during our academic year. Although it has been hard for us not to be doing those things, we have found a way to remain connected.
Being able to utilize Zoom and respect social distancing guidelines, sisterhood events have still been the most fun. Whether it’s tie-dying in our pods, having a guest speaker talk to us via Zoom to discuss our sisterhood, or even participating in a Kahoot, we can still feel the love from one another. Although the world has changed, our sisterhood has not.
Every year, the Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi hosts two benefits, the Red Dress Gala and Alpha Phifa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we don’t know what these events could look like, or if we will even be able to host them at all. Sisterhood events, like I mentioned earlier, have been very important to us for this reason.
<strong>Please donate today!</strong>
Our sorority will use your donation to help pay for:<ul><li>Transportation to our conferences</li><li>Renovations to the Alpha Phi wing on Duquesne University's campus</li><li>Additional chapter needs such as sisterhood events</li></ul>
<em>* Use of all donations will be approved by Rebecca Mickler, Duquesne University Director of Greek Life.</em>
<strong>Learn more about Us!</strong>
You can learn more about our chapter by following us on our social media linked down below. We’ve provided our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please visit us for more information on our philanthropic events, our sisterhood, and updates on our chapter!<ul><li><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqalphaphi">www.facebook.com/duqalphaphi</a></li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqalphaphi">www.instagram.com/duqalphaphi</a></li><li><strong>Twitter:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/DuqAlphaPhi">www.twitter.com/DuqAlphaPhi</a></li></ul>
Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about the Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi at Duquesne University. Anyone is welcome to contribute. We are so grateful for your support!
<em>The Sisters of Alpha Phi at Duquesne University</em>
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Duquesne in Rome 20th Anniversary
By Duquesne in Rome
Make a gift in honor of Duquesne in Rome's 20th Anniversary!
Make a gift in honor of Duquesne in Rome's 20th Anniversary! Duquesne in Rome <strong>Duquesne in Rome</strong>
February 3, 2021 was the 20th Anniversary of the first “Italian Campus” group to arrive in Rome. The students in Spring 2001 arrived early in the morning at Rome’s airport for a life-changing semester, as has every group for the past 20 years. The Duquesne in Rome program has welcomed over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate Duquesne students for a full-semester abroad, or a summer intensive four-week Maymester term, guiding Duquesne students on the path to global citizenship.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
Sadly, during this monumental semester, we have not been able to host students in the program due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, yet we are actively working towards our 20th Anniversary goal of $120,000 to make sure the program is around for another 20 years, giving financial assistance to Duquesne students from all backgrounds to provide a richer, diverse experience for the Duquesne community abroad.
<strong>How Your Gift Will Be Used</strong>
Gifts of any amount allow us to:<ul><li>Provide our students with Duquesne in Rome Scholarships and Financial Assistance</li><li>Enrich the programming in Rome</li><li>Boost the campus library collection</li><li>Keep our facilities up-to-date</li></ul>
<strong>The Impact on Duquesne University Students</strong>
<em>"I knew this scholarship would drastically change my experience here and without it, it wouldn’t have been nearly the same." - <strong>Morgan Burke</strong></em>
<em>"I couldn’t have come here if I didn’t have that scholarship…money was tight for me, so I knew the only way to get the full effect of studying abroad was if I had financial help. Once I decided I wanted to come I knew the only way I could go was if I received some scholarship or some sort of financial aid to help me." - <strong>Salvatore Durante</strong></em>
<em>"I'm half Italian so it's always been my dream to go to Italy and this scholarship made it possible. I actually worked three jobs last summer just to try and pay for this on my own, but it wasn’t enough…I still had a lot of anxiety until I heard that I got the scholarship…having 'that'/'the scholarship' helped bring a weight off my shoulders." - <strong>Marissa Augustine</strong></em>
<strong>Our gift to you! – Incentives for giving</strong>
<strong>Gifts of $20 or more</strong>: Receive a personal, handwritten “thank you” on a 20th Anniversary post card from the Directors in Rome!
<strong>Gifts of $100 or more: </strong>In addition to the “thank you” card, you will receive an 8x12 print of “Opening Doors to New Places” by Duquesne in Rome alumnus and photographer, Ryan Neeven (<a href="http://ryanneeven.com">http://ryanneeven.com</a>). Ryan has been featured in places such as GQ Germany, Conde Nast Traveler and is the owner of the acclaimed Instagram account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/DoorsofItaly/">DoorsofItaly</a>.
<strong>What is a Duquesne in Rome semester like?</strong>
The Duquesne in Rome program is housed in a state-of-the-art facility owned by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth with modern double-room accommodations, laundry and meal service, classrooms, study spaces, lounges, and library as well as 15 acres of safe, walled garden space in a neighborhood just west of the Vatican. The Administration and Resident Life Staff are Duquesne alumni, while the diversity of the Rome-based faculty represent multiple regions of Italy and Europe. The campus is maintained and protected by the Sisters’ community and a private security company. <ul><li><strong>Academic Courses</strong>: Specially selected classes to help students stay on track in their academic programs, including Bridges curriculum courses designed for the Italian experience.</li><li><strong>Experiential Learning: </strong>We offer students first-hand experiences through our hallmark on-site classes in Ancient and Art History, where students study in places like the Vatican Museums and the Roman Forum, as well as unique Italian experiences in more traditional classroom courses. </li><li><strong>Academic Excursions</strong><strong>: </strong>Group travel in Italy complements the course work, including a day trip to the medieval hilltop town of Orvieto, the ancient cities of Pompeii and Paestum, and a special excursion for Business students to explore Italian corporations in Parma, Modena and Bologna. </li><li><strong>Italian Experiences</strong><strong>:</strong><strong> </strong>Extra-curricular experiences such as cooking classes, wine tastings, opera evenings, and soccer matches are just a few of the experiences that the program offers to students who study in the Eternal City. </li><li><strong>Friendships and Relationships</strong><strong>: </strong>Duquesne in Rome’s project with the Vittorio Bachelet High School matches Duquesne students with older Italian high school students to collaborate on projects and mentor each other in language and getting to know Rome. The friendships between Duquesne in Rome students last for years after the semester abroad, including over 20 Duquesne in Rome couples getting married!</li><li><strong>Independent Travel</strong><strong>:</strong><strong> </strong>Students have most Fridays free during the semester to be able to travel throughout Italy and other European cities during long weekends. Staff organize several trips that encourage students to explore more of Italy as well. </li><li><strong>Internships</strong><strong>:</strong><strong> </strong>Duquesne students can take advantage of an internship with the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno as guides and researchers at the World War II cemetery where 11,000 Americans are memorialized. </li></ul>
<strong>Thank You For Your Consideration!</strong>
Thank you for taking the time to visit our crowdfunding page. Please donate now to help support future students who wish to study abroad at our Italian Campus. You can provide additional support to this campaign by sharing our link <a href="http://duq.edu/givetorome">duq.edu/givetorome</a> with alumni and friends via e-mail, text message and on social media.
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Ice Hockey 2020
By Ice Hockey Team
** $10,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED ** Help the Duquesne University ACHA Men’s Ice Hockey team purchase new uniforms!
** $10,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED ** Help the Duquesne University ACHA Men’s Ice Hockey team purchase new uniforms! Ice Hockey Team <strong>Announcing our stretch goal: $10,000</strong>
Thanks to your overwhelming support we hit our initial project goal of $5,000 in just four days! With nearly a full month remaining in the campaign, you can still help by spreading the word and sharing with friends, family and alumni. We know that $10,000 is an ambitious new benchmark, but with your help we believe we can do it and make this our most successful event yet!
Announcing this stretch goal is an exciting moment for our team and achieving it will ensure that we raise enough to outfit players with both sets of new uniforms this season and cut costs for our athletes!
We thank you for your continued support and truly could not do this without you!
<strong>What are we raising money for?</strong>
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<li>We have set a goal of raising $5,000. Achieving that goal would enable us to buy one set of new uniforms for the upcoming season. The uniform sets include a jersey, matching socks, and pants shell. Since we are a student-funded organization, this is a cost that would typically fall to our players in addition to all other in-season costs. If the funds are not acquired, the team will not have the opportunity to partake in the rebranding along with the other Duquesne University athletic programs. Raising additional funds would mean that we could potentially purchase both sets of uniforms for this year, rather than spreading out the cost over multiple seasons.</li>
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<strong>Why us?</strong>
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<li>As members of the Duquesne Hockey team, we have always prided ourselves both for our on ice performance, as well as the way we carry ourselves on campus and within the community. Through the years we have strived to build and maintain outstanding and recognizable relationships with other student organizations and departments at the University. As a team we have full awareness that during these unprecedented times many people have found themselves facing financial struggles, including members of our program. Despite our on and off ice successes, our team does not receive any financial support from the University, and is funded completely from player dues, with support from alumni. Some of our most prominent sources of additional funding are campaigns such as this one. Donating helps to lower our players costs for the season, while enabling us to match the look and feel of the teams in the Athletic Department. In addition, by having uniforms that coincide with Duquesne’s recent rebranding we will be able to best represent our University while competing nationally.</li>
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<strong>What is Duquesne Hockey?</strong>
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<li>We are a fully student-funded and student run organization with a successful history built around core values that not only represent our team culture, but prepare everyone involved in our organization to succeed in their life after Duquesne. Our organization gives opportunity for advancement to all students affiliated with our team, players and managers alike. Members of our hockey alumni have played professionally in Europe, and both player and manager alumni have represented the University with jobs and internships for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Steelers, Pirates and more. In addition to the sports world, our alumni have accomplished personal success in a number of different career paths all across the United States and even Canada.</li>
<li>Unique to our team is that while we are classified as a “club” sport within the University, we have a dedicated coaching staff, recruit players from around the world, and compete at the national level with major schools such as the University of Alabama, West Virginia University, Liberty University, the University of Pittsburgh, and more. Our team is made up of experienced players from high school, prep hockey and juniors, and includes transfers from NCAA D3 programs. While the label of club sport might be had with Duquesne ACHA Hockey, the effort and work that the team puts in is far from images of a recreational team. We are the closest you can get to being a varsity sport without any of the luxuries that school-funded teams get.</li>
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<strong>What do I get for donating?</strong>
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<li>For anyone that donates to our campaign you will receive a thank you from the team and a virtually autographed team photo in the new uniforms! Contributing to our campaign makes YOU just as much a part of our team as it does the players. We are all in this together!</li>
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<strong>Donate and Spread the Word!</strong>
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<li>Please donate today and share our page with alumni, family, friends via email, text message, word of mouth and on social media.</li>
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<strong>Follow our Social Media!</strong>
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<li>Don’t forget to connect with our Duquesne Men’s Hockey Team on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesnehockey/">@duquesnehockey</a>) and Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/DuqHockey">@DuqHockey</a>), to follow us on our journey to the Championship!</li>
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<strong>THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! GO DUKES!</strong>
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American Chemical Society 2020
By American Chemical Society
Support the students of the American Chemical Society (ACS), a social and service organization open to all science majors!
Support the students of the American Chemical Society (ACS), a social and service organization open to all science majors! American Chemical Society Our Duquesne University chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success at Duquesne.
Our organization is consistently one of the most successful student organizations on campus, having won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award the past eight years, the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award the past six years, and last year we won the SOLSA Award for Organization of the Year.
We also just created a brand-new website this year <a href="http://www.duqacs.com/">duqacs.com</a>!
<strong>The Opportunity to Present Our Duquesne Research on the National Stage</strong>
We have the opportunity to present the research we have conducted as Duquesne University students at the <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting/about/future-meetings.html">American Chemical Society National Conference</a> March 21 – 25 in San Antonio, TX (most likely virtual). To do so, we are asking for your generosity to help pay the fees that would make this dream a reality.
In addition of having the honor to represent Duquesne University and gain valuable experience presenting our research, we will also get the chance to:
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<li>Attend poster sessions and special lectures</li>
<li>Meet with mentors and peers in a more laid-back, social setting</li>
<li>Attend the ACS Career Fair and Graduate School Exposition</li>
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<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give us this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail, and text.
From all of the students in the Duquesne University American Chemical Society: Thank you!
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Undergraduate Mock Trial Team 2020
By Undergraduate Mock Trial Team
Support the students of Duquesne's Undergraduate Mock Trial Team!
Support the students of Duquesne's Undergraduate Mock Trial Team! Undergraduate Mock Trial Team <strong>What is the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
The Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team is a group of students who compete in fictitious trials by portraying attorneys and witnesses and building a case theory. Mock Trial provides its members with the opportunity to be exposed to the courtroom environment so that they can develop their trial advocacy skills, public speaking skills, as well as their analytical and logical thinking skills – all of which are invaluable skills in the legal field and in life.
A little bit about us:
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<li>Last year was the <strong>BEST YEAR IN DUQUESNE MOCK TRIAL HISTORY! </strong>For the first time, the Dukes advanced to the Open Round Championship Series and competed among the top 25% of teams in the nation!</li>
<li>As a registered team through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), we compete against other universities throughout the country such as Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pittsburgh (just to name a few). We travel to invitational tournaments as well as in AMTA National Championship competitions.</li>
<li>We practice almost daily in preparation for these events.</li>
<li>Our coaches, Jared Lemin and Corey Kirkwood, are veteran mock trial competitors and have coached mock trial for many years at all competitive levels.</li>
<li>Each member of the team reads through the case materials and from there we divide roles among the members – either attorney or witness. Each member will then prepare opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, and objection responses as they relate to their individual role.</li>
<li>The members of the team are greatly diverse in their respective fields of study. We have members who are political science majors and wish to go on to law school, but we also have members that are science majors who wish to become doctors – along with every subject area and career goal in between.</li>
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<strong>Success of the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
Success comes in many forms in mock trial. Success can be receiving a team award, an individual award (outstanding attorney or witness), having increased confidence in public speaking, building a resume for law school, deciding to pursue law, or even just making new friends and enjoying being a part of a team.
<strong>How Will Your Donation Be Used?</strong>
It is our hope that this fundraising campaign will raise enough money to cover expenses for the invitational (fall semester) and regional (spring semester) season. Our expenses are quite extensive between:
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<li>Registration costs</li>
<li>Case material costs</li>
<li>Lodging (Hopefully for an in-person National Championship Tournament)</li>
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<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
We cannot do this alone. Please consider donating today! Please share this page with family and friends. Every little bit helps!
Make sure to stay connected with the Team by following us on Instagram <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fduq.mocktrial&data=02%7C01%7Cjakielod%40duq.edu%7C720b45296c1c45a2073f08d8695a63b1%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637375184225398909&sdata=xHfjUvMyBAr6BPnjU9cxhONkTxpyiB2Uozk56Svqo6o%3D&reserved=0">@duq.mocktrial</a> and giving our Facebook Page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqmocktrial">“Duquesne Mock Trial”</a> a like!
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Kelsey McCafferty, President of the Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, at <a href="mailto:mccaffertyk1@duq.edu">mccaffertyk1@duq.edu</a>.
<strong>Thank You For Your Consideration & Support!</strong>
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Mu Phi Epsilon 2020
By Mu Phi Epsilon
Support the students of Mu Phi Epsilon, a co-educational Professional Music Fraternity that places an emphasis on service through music.
Support the students of Mu Phi Epsilon, a co-educational Professional Music Fraternity that places an emphasis on service through music. Mu Phi Epsilon <em><strong>Please Note:</strong> We will not host community events or public performances until it is safe and we have approval from the University to do so. Your gift now will allow our organization to be fully prepared to bring happiness to our campus and Pittsburgh communities through our love of music once COVID restrictions have been lifted.</em>
<strong>Who are we?</strong>
Mu Phi Epsilon is a co-educational International Professional Music Fraternity that seeks to recognize scholarship/musicianship and promote the role of music through service to the community, the country, and the world. We believe that artistic gifts are to be shared and provide our members with opportunities to present and refine their abilities.
<strong>What is Mu Phi and who are the members?</strong>
Mu Phi Epsilon is the music-service fraternity on our campus that includes the music students within the Mary Pappert School of Music. Anyone within the Mary Pappert School of Music can be initiated into our chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, Epsilon Upsilon. Our members include majors in: Music Education, Music Therapy, Music Technology, and Music Performance. Together, we have created a community to help the well-being of our music community as well as the community of Pittsburgh. We have hosted many events to help raise money for our school and for the community of Pittsburgh. Some examples of how we provide service through music include:
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<li>host a virtual, "Spread the Love" benefit concert in the spring to support the kids of the <a href="http://www.amazingkids.org/">Children's Institute of Pittsburgh</a></li>
<li>assist at Fiddlesticks Family Concerts, a Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra program where children ages 3-8 are invited to a morning of musical fun in a relaxed, welcoming, and interactive environment</li>
<li>carol around Duquesne's campus</li>
<li>usher at Duquesne student recitals and ensemble concerts</li>
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<strong>Why do we need donations?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to help enhance and expand our organization so that we can promote the arts and share our talents to a larger audience. A successful crowdfunding campaign would provide the necessary funding so that we can:
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<li>host more off-campus events</li>
<li>afford the transportation to visit the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh every year so we can interact with the kids in-person, a very rewarding and beneficial experience for both our members and the kids</li>
<li>expand our outreach to perform in nursing homes and area schools</li>
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<strong>Reasons why this campaign would be helpful to the Mu Phi Epsilon chapter: </strong>
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<li>We can support other people within the community </li>
<li>We can spread awareness for the various opportunities in the music industry</li>
<li>We can offer opportunities to students to further enrich their education and showcase their talents</li>
<li>We can advocate for the arts and the positive impact music has on us as human beings</li>
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<strong>Please donate and spread the word!</strong>
Please donate today and share this page with alumni, family, friends via e-mail, text message, word of mouth and on social media. This is our first-ever crowdfunding campaign so we need help to get the word out there. Even a gift of $10 will help!
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!</strong>
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Music Therapy Student Association 2020
By MTSA
Support the 29 undergraduate music therapy students in the Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association!
Support the 29 undergraduate music therapy students in the Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association! MTSA <em><a href="https://youtu.be/es1YqTz1IyM">Click here</a> to watch the recent Music Therapy Student Association virtual concert.</em>
<strong>Who we are? What is MTSA? Who are the members?</strong>
The Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association (MTSA) is an organization consisting of 29 undergraduate music therapy students from the Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of our organization are to:
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<li>further the advancement of its members in the field professionally and socially</li>
<li>promote and advocate for the music therapy field</li>
<li>support Duquesne University's campus and the surrounding community through service projects and events</li>
</ul>
<strong>Why donate and where does the money go?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to provide financial assistance so that Duquesne University MTSA members can attend the <a href="http://mar-amta.org/conference/">Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference</a> online April 8-10, 2021!
Reasons why attending this conference would greatly add to our Duquesne University experience:
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<li>some members have submitted presentation proposals and we have the opportunity to present in front of a captive audience</li>
<li>opportunity to network with others in the field, which can lead to clinical opportunities or even full-time jobs post-graduation</li>
<li>attend lectures run by professionals in the field</li>
</ul>
Your donation will help to offset the costs of the expenses of Conference, such as our Conference registration fees.
<strong>Donate and Spread the Word!</strong>
Please donate today and share this page with alumni, family, friends via e-mail, text message, word of mouth and on social media.
<strong>Don't Forget to Follow Us on Social Media!</strong>
Connect with the Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_mtsa">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duquesne.mtsa.58/">Facebook</a>.
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!</strong>
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Equestrian Team 2020
By Equestrian Team
Support the Duquesne University Equestrian Team, which provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding.
Support the Duquesne University Equestrian Team, which provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding. Equestrian Team <strong>Who are we? </strong>
The Duquesne University Equestrian Team (DUET), an officially recognized Club Sport at Duquesne University, provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding.
As a team of 19 strong, we practice weekly during a normal year, all while competing on various weekends throughout the fall and spring semesters. We are located in the Zone 2 Region 5 sector of <a href="http://www.ihsainc.com/">Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA)</a>, where we compete against other universities, such as the University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University, and Slippery Rock University. Our coach Linda Stevens, and our host barn Fox Hollow Stables, are located in Wampum, PA, just north of the city. Each team member practices at least once per week to build, and learn their skills both as a rider, and as a team member. We welcome all levels of riders!
We are a continuously growing team who are proud to represent this great University. DUET adds to our educational experience we receive at Duquesne because it allows us to:
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<li>Create friendships with other students who also share a love of riding</li>
<li>Compete at shows with other collegiate-level riders</li>
<li>Escape the hectic atmosphere of academic studies by participating in this fun and exciting sport</li>
<li>Give those who have not previously ridden the opportunity to learn about and experience riding</li>
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<strong>Why is it important and where will my donation go?</strong>
Your donation to our team goes a very long way. On top of an already expensive sport, our riders must cover the cost of the following:
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<li>Personal showing and riding gear</li>
<li>Lesson fees at Fox Hollows</li>
<li>Coaching fees for every show</li>
<li>Transportation to shows and lessons</li>
<li>Each additional IHSA class past the one we cover</li>
</ul>
This semester, we are unable to practice as a team due to COVID. Even though we are not regularly competing and practicing, your donation is more important than ever. Without a regular season, the normal cash inflow and outflow does not occur. Your donation is crucial to providing us with the funds necessary to see a spring semester show season!
Overall, each of these fees can cost an arm and a leg. On average, each individual rider will spend $1,500 to be on the team from a combination of the above. As college age students without full time jobs, every penny goes a long way.
Your donation will help our riders continue to do what they love, without breaking the bank. Each donation helps lessen the burden on each rider, and provide them with the materials needed to be successful in this field. Each giving level helps determine where your donation goes; we appreciate the support!
<strong>What is our goal?</strong>
Our ultimate goal is to raise $3,000 by the end of the crowdfunding month on November 16. This is on average the amount we will spend in a year to cover our riders showing expenses, and help ease the financial burden of the sport. A gift of any size will help make this happen, allow our riders to continue doing what they love, and keep us active.
<strong>How can I help? </strong>
<strong>Donate now:</strong> A gift of any size will help sponsor riders to continue participating in the sport they love. We ask that you please join us today in making a donation. Simply hit the “Give Now” button on this page, using the giving levels as a guide as to where the money can go.
<strong>Spread the Word: </strong>Give us a like on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqequestrianteam">Facebook at Duquesne University Equestrian</a>, and follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqequestrian/">@duqequestrian</a>. Every like, share, and follow is an easy way to help share our message, and continue to support the team!
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Mission Trip: Chicago/Dayton 2020
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago!
Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>We need your help!</strong>
We are six Duquesne University students, from various educational programs who are all interested in social justice and following the Duquesne mission. We will participate in a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience (CCME) in Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. This is the fifth year Duquesne students will immerse themselves into these communities and work with the community members, learn and understand their hardships, and grow in faith.
<strong>When and where are we going?</strong>
We will be traveling from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, February 29, 2020. From there, we will travel to Dayton, Ohio until we return to Duquesne University on March 8th. We all can't wait to serve the people of two vibrant parishes. During our time in Chicago, we will be deeply involved with the St. Ambrose Parish where will we work with soup kitchens and homeless shelters in the city of Chicago. During the second half of our trip in Dayton, we will work with St. Benedict the Moor Parish via assisting them with renovations to their school and building relationships with the students and faculty.
<strong>How you can help?</strong>
In years past, we have received donations to help build a beautiful playground for the children at this school. Unfortunately, a drunk driver recently ran through the surrounding fence of the playground, leaving damage to the fence in need of repair. Therefore, we are asking for donations to help repair the fence and provide support for St. Benedict the Moor Parish! Your donation is much appreciated, and any amount makes a huge difference to providing safety and care for these students. Thank you!
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word</strong>
We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media!
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Mission Trip: Arlington/Baltimore 2020
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore!
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are seven Duquesne University undergraduate students, one graduate student, and a Spiritan Campus Minister who are preparing to travel to serve two communities and grow in our relationship with God by serving others. We are grateful to be able to continue the work done by previous Duquesne Cross-Cultural Mission Experiences (CCMEs). Like the many groups who have come before us, we will be supporting parish ministers in any way we can while also learning about the neighborhoods and community members. We will be putting our faith into action as we serve!
<strong>When and where are we going?</strong>
We will be traveling over our Spring Break (March 1-8).
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<li> In West Baltimore, we will serve in St. Edward’s Parish</li>
<li> In Arlington, we will serve in Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish</li>
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We will first be staying in Arlington at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish. Our Lady Queen of Peace is a historically African-American parish with a very involved congregation and a strong interest in social justice work. Arlington is in the middle of a transformation, so we will also be learning about the changes that brings to the parish. While there, we will assist in a few of their many ministries including a Matthew 25 free store where donated items are distributed to those in need at no cost to them. We will also help with their food pantry and serve lunch at a ministry to the homeless.
Then, we will load our vans to travel to Baltimore, MD where we will work with St. Edward’s Parish to renovate and repair their parish buildings. St. Edward's parish is resource-poor but welcoming and has many long-time attendees. While there, our group will assist with maintenance and upkeep for their parish buildings, including tasks like painting and moving furniture. We will also come to understand their parish community, who have overcome great obstacles of poverty in the West Baltimore area.
In both places, we will support Spiritans as they invest in communities for the long term. We will also learn from the wisdom and experience of the congregations and those who run the ministries we will serve.
<strong>How can you help?</strong>
All monies raised through our crowdfunding campaign will help both parishes we visit in different ways. Some of the funds will be used to get paint and construction supplies to assist St. Edward’s in Baltimore as well as to fund other needs of the parish. The rest of the money raised will help enhance our ministry efforts with Our Lady Queen of Peace.
We thank you in advance for anything you can contribute. We are so grateful for your help!
<strong>Spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you help us raise additional funds by sharing this with your friends and family as well. Our second biggest need is publicity for this crowd-funding project so that we can surpass our goal and support these ministries in West Baltimore and Arlington. You can share this page on any social media platform, or use the link above to send it by email.
We thank you for taking the time to learn about our Cross Cultural Mission Experience, and we look forward to sharing our experience with you on our daily blog!
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Mission Trip: Mullens, WV 2020
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit. Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we and where are we going?</strong>
We are a group of Duquesne students that will be traveling to Mullens, West Virginia for a Spring Break Spiritan Mission Experience. Duquesne University has a long-standing relationship with the Appalachian communities of West Virginia, and this will be the 31st year a student group volunteers in Appalachia.
Mullens is a small coal-mining town in southern West Virginia. Despite a prosperous history of success with the coal industry, the community has dealt with job insecurity and difficult economic circumstances in recent times. We will be working with community leaders from the Mullens Opportunity Center (MOC) on projects aimed at the revitalization of this beautiful community that is filled with so many loving and gracious people.
<strong>What will we be doing?</strong>
Our goal is to help provide some resources that the community needs and to connect with the citizens of Mullens. This year we are raising money to help the people construct a community park. We will be assisting in the clearing of land so that they can move forward with their plans to create the park. The park is situated on the mouth of a river making it an easy place to launch canoes and kayaks. Their end goal is to create a park where people can enjoy themselves with family and friends. The hope is that this initiative will increase tourism therefore helping rebuild the community in the process.
At the same time, we want to develop authentic relationships and get to know individuals from Mullens on a personal level. We are incredibly grateful for our hosts for providing us with housing at the MOC. Their hospitality speaks to the generous heart and soul of the town of Mullens.
<strong>Some of our recent history</strong>
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives, and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Four years ago, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the MOC and have since helped with planting and maintenance. The greenhouse has been extremely successful and has resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
Additionally, the community is beginning to look into more initiatives to increase tourism. These initiatives include the start of a railroad museum, rental cabins, and stream beatification. Mullens is on the rise and we are very pleased to be a part of it!
<strong>Please donate and spread the word to family and friends!</strong>
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Mission Trip: Immokalee, FL 2020
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL!
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are a group of students from Duquesne University participating in the Spiritan Campus Ministry Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. During our Spring Break in March 2020, we will be traveling to Immokalee, Florida to support and work with the <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciw-online.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmerrickb%40duq.edu%7Cde57a7a2964845a7bf0208d7a0fbbc60%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637154875379339166&sdata=rxukDWdj5jKSCprm2uzILb2ePX6kZsZ6M1kNf1yfLUA%3D&reserved=0">Coalition of Immokalee Workers</a> (CIW) and with Guadalupe Social Services. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will allow us to put Duquesne's mission of "serving God by serving others" into action.
<strong>What is the CIW?</strong>
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization advocating for social responsibility to end human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. Their main focus is the Campaign for Fair Food which ensures fair labor practices in Florida’s tomato fields and beyond. This is enacted through the support and collaboration of allies (students, people of faith, and food justice advocates). The CIW has successfully committed corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s, and Subway to fair food practices and continues to work diligently to secure better wages and working conditions for migrant farm workers. Duquesne University has had a long-standing partnership with the CIW for the past 30 years.
<strong>What is Guadalupe Social Services? </strong>
Guadalupe Social Services of Catholic Charities has served the rural community of Immokalee for more than 35 years. Immokalee has long been a region of poor migrant workers. 40% of the population lives at or below the poverty level. By empowering the people through assistance provided to them, the main goals are to ensure human dignity and enhance the quality of life for all individuals served. Guadalupe Social Services focuses on offering the basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, and household items, stability and education. The students on this mission trip help volunteer and partake in their programs such as the Food Pantry, the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen, the Clothing Room, home visits and many more. Duquesne University is hoping to cultivate and grow this newfound relationship with Guadalupe Social Services for the many years to come.
<strong>Why Immokalee, Florida?</strong>
Immokalee, known for its vast growth of tomatoes, is one of the smallest and poorest towns in Florida. Yet, it is less than 50 miles outside of one of Florida’s wealthiest cities, Naples. 40% of Immokalee’s population lives below the poverty line because it is heavily populated with farm-workers who pick 32-lb buckets of tomatoes for only $.50/bucket daily.
<strong>Where does your donation go?</strong>
Your donation to our mission trip will allow us to support the organizations and causes that we are working with during our week in Immokalee, Florida. We will be continuing our partnership with the CIW and Guadalupe Social Services, along with Habitat for Humanity.
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Student Occupational Therapy Association 2020
By SOTA
Help send Student Occupational Therapy Association students to the American Occupational Therapy Association's National Conference in Boston, MA this March!
Help send Student Occupational Therapy Association students to the American Occupational Therapy Association's National Conference in Boston, MA this March! SOTA <strong>What is SOTA?</strong>
The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is an on-campus organization that consists of students majoring in Occupational Therapy. We provide volunteer opportunities, host guest lecturers from the profession, and generally provide opportunities for professional development to our students. One of those opportunities is to attend the annual <a href="https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/annual-conference.aspx">AOTA conference</a> in Boston, MA, this coming March. Of the approximately 90 members of SOTA, 15- 20 members will be attending this conference.
<strong>What is AOTA?</strong>
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is a national organization that occupational therapists and occupational therapy students can choose to join. This organization provides many professional development opportunities to its members, such as continuing education credits and webinars, in addition to advocating for occupational therapists’ interests in state and federal government. The annual conference is held to allow professionals and students to share their research, network with one another, and learn more about this diverse profession. This year’s conference is being held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Below are the titles of the research that will be presented by the members of Duquesne's SOTA:
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<li><em>Understanding Physical Activity (PA) in College Students: A Comparison of Self-Reported & Objective Measures by Dr. Elena Donoso- Brown, Dr. Kimberly Szucs, Caroline Crilly, and Aubrey Boucher. </em></li>
<li><em>Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Body Awareness by Dr. Kimberly Szucs, Jennie Dyer, Melissa Lees, Ella Libunao, and Rebecca Lord. </em></li>
<li><em>Developing Inclusive Higher-Education (IHE) Programs for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the Intersection of Research & Practice by Dr. Meghan Blaskowitz, Rachel Carretta, Morgan Cargiulo, and Jayme Kraft. </em></li>
<li><em>Following Your Hopes & Dreams: A Longitudinal Study of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Transition to Community-Based Supports by Dr. Meghan Blaskowitz, Sarah Howard and Taylor Martin.</em></li>
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<strong>Why are we Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are crowdfunding because not every student who wants to go to the AOTA conference would be able to attend without financial assistance. We want to provide the opportunity to our students to have this great experience. We appreciate any amount that you can donate! It will allow our students to have a wonderful professional opportunity.
Students attending AOTA will have the opportunity to:
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<li>Attend or present poster sessions</li>
<li>Network with Occupational Therapists across the United States</li>
<li>Attend lectures and hear from keynote speakers</li>
<li>Travel with other Duquesne students and faculty members</li>
<li>Be able to represent DU OT department</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
Please consider making a donation today to help provide Duquesne SOTA the opportunity to send students to AOTA for this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 can help make a difference. You can also help by spreading the word of this campaign to other who may be interested via social media, email and text. Here is the link to share: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/sota20">www.spirit.duq.edu/sota20</a>.
<strong>Thank you for your support, consideration and generosity!</strong>
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Duquesne University Model United Nations 2020
By Model UN
Give Duquesne University Model United Nations students the opportunity to compete at conferences!
Give Duquesne University Model United Nations students the opportunity to compete at conferences! Model UN <strong>Who we are</strong>
Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation and/or academic activity in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations and the United Nations.
<strong>Model UN at Duquesne University</strong>
At Duquesne, we meet every week in a unique way – Model UN is both a class and a club, allowing students to get either International Relations or Political Science credit while participating in the club. During club meetings, we discuss current events, partake in speaking exercises and learn how to diplomatically engage in debate. Outside of class, we attend conferences, which provide experiences which we would never be able to attain in the classroom. These experiences are great ways to practice public speaking and diplomacy.
<strong>Why we are crowdfunding</strong>
It costs around $300 to send one student to a Model United Nations conference. Our club has grown rapidly in the past two years, from less than five students to more than fifteen. We have won major awards at the last four conferences we have attended, but attending conferences with a delegation over three times the size costs far more than it did in 2017.
As a club, we pride ourselves on fully covering the costs of conference so that every student has a chance to participate, regardless of their financial situation. This is where we need your help! All funds would be used to send students to two conferences in 2020 and two every year moving forward - including transportation, registration, and lodging.
<strong>Please donate today and spread the word!</strong>
Any amount you would be able to donate, even as little as $5, would be helpful in sending students to conference!
Thank you so much, and please spread the word!
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Phi Delta Chi 2020
By Phi Delta Chi
Help send members of Duquesne University's Phi Delta Chi, a professional pharmacy fraternity, to national conferences where they can grow, learn and network!
Help send members of Duquesne University's Phi Delta Chi, a professional pharmacy fraternity, to national conferences where they can grow, learn and network! Phi Delta Chi <strong>Who We Are</strong>
The Beta Gamma chapter of Phi Delta Chi has been a large part of Duquesne’s student pharmacy organizations since our inception on January 16, 1963. The story of our chapter has been one of success. The award given to the best chapter of Phi Delta Chi is known as the Thurston Award, of which Beta Gamma has the most of any chapter at 13.
Our main philanthropy is St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Every year we donate to their cause as well as volunteer at their Pittsburgh Walk/Run event. Additionally, we have done community outreach on topics including men’s health, alcohol abuse, and smoking cessation.
We are currently working to host leadership development seminars for our fellow Duquesne students. Our brothers have a large impact on our community and school of pharmacy, which we continue to improve year after year.
<strong>Our Reason for Crowdfunding</strong>
We believe that attending conferences is an important part of our development as young pharmacists. They provide teachings to attendees that are often more specific to a student’s interest than what can be provided in the classroom. For example, a student can attend the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s conference to hear topics about clinical practice that may be too narrow spectrum for the classroom. The benefits do not stop at clinical knowledge either. These conferences also foster networking and are excellent for learning how to establish professional relationships. There are also opportunities to meet brothers around the nation to share ideas with.
An issue that limits our brother’s from having the opportunity to attend these conferences is how expensive they can be. Not only do you have to pay for registration, but there is also travel and lodging to account for. As students, we do not have the means afford these conferences and thus, cannot take part in all of the benefits.
Therefore, the Beta Gamma chapter is initiating this crowdfunding campaign to begin a Conference Appropriation Fund. This fund will be available to brothers via application process that will be submitted to and assessed by the executive board. Funds can be used to help pay for room and board, travel, or registration to <strong>ANY</strong> conference that a brother wishes to attend such as Midyear, Phi Delta Chi National and Regional conferences, or any other professional organization’s conference.
<strong>Thank You for Your Consideration and Please Spread the Word!!</strong>
The brothers of the Beta Gamma Chapter of Phi Delta Chi appreciate your consideration. Any size donation will help! Again, these donations will help offset the costs for brothers to attend conferences to help them develop into leaders in their fields.
Updates will be sent on the travel of all brothers who apply and benefit from the fund.
Thank you for your generosity.
<em><strong>AAAE</strong></em>
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Send Health Management Systems Student Society Members to HIMSS20
By HMS3
Help send members of the Health Management Systems Student Society to the 2020 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition!
Help send members of the Health Management Systems Student Society to the 2020 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition! HMS3 <strong>Who We Are: </strong>
The Health Management Systems Student Society is a student-led organization that was created to help students explore rising opportunities in health care, information technology, and business management. By becoming a member of HMS3, students are able to connect with professionals in the field, find jobs or internships, and network with their peers.
Our main objectives include:
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<li>Bi-weekly informational meetings (with Guest Speakers)</li>
<li>Annual Networking Event</li>
<li>National HIMSS20 Conference in Orlando, Florida</li>
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<strong>Help Send Us to the Nationals HIMSS20 Conference: </strong>
The <a href="https://www.himssconference.org">2020 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition</a> will take place from March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida. This annual event brings together over 45,000+ IT professionals, clinicians, executives, and vendors from around the world. Thousands of participants contribute through education, innovation, and collaboration to reimagine health and wellness for everyone, everywhere. <em>Be the change. </em>
With a passion for transforming health through information AND technology, the HMS3 students can benefit from the conference in the following ways:
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<li>Keynote speaker sessions</li>
<li>Educational Programming</li>
<li>Exhibition Hall featuring numerous healthcare companies</li>
<li>Career Expo & Networking opportunities</li>
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<strong>Donate and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
Please consider us, and make a donation today! Any amount can have a significant impact on our students.
Also, please help spread the word and share our campaign page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/hms">www.spirit.duq.edu/hms</a> - with friends and family via social media!
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Mic Drop A Cappella 2019
By Mic Drop A Cappella
**$1,500 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED**
Support the 16 student-singers of Duquesne University's Mic Drop A Cappella!
**$1,500 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED**
Support the 16 student-singers of Duquesne University's Mic Drop A Cappella! Mic Drop A Cappella **$1,500 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED**
Thanks to the generosity and support of our awesome donors we reached our $1,000 crowdfunding goal with 13 days still left in the campaign! We have announced a $1,500 stretch goal in hopes to secure even more funding, which would take our organization to even greater heights! Thank you!
<strong>Duquesne University <em>Mic Drop A Cappella</em></strong>
Mic Drop A Cappella was founded by Blake Mechtel in December 2016 so Duquesne University students could have the opportunity to come together to practice, perform, and share a wonderfully unique form of music on campus and throughout the Pittsburgh area. Now into its third academic year, Mic Drop has 16 student-singers of various majors who arrange and perform music from various genres.
<strong>Our recent accomplishments...</strong>
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<li>Three-time Quarterfinalists at the <a href="http://varsityvocals.com/competitions/">International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA's)</a></li>
<li>Held workshops with local high schools</li>
<li>Hosted annual Spring and Winter Concerts</li>
<li>Hosted First Invitational (Beats on the Bluff)</li>
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<strong>What we want to do...</strong>
We are excited to become more active on campus and in the community, but we need funding to make our hopes and plans come true! This year we hope to continue our momentum and:
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<li>Represent Duquesne University at the ICCA's, which is a competition against over 400 selected groups from the United States and United Kingdom (check out our audition video, <a href="https://youtu.be/QDgj4DuRm2U">click here</a>!).</li>
<li>Host an annual Christmas and Spring Concert</li>
<li>Host other a cappella groups in the city on our campus to grow our A Cappella community</li>
<li>Perform around the city to spread our love of music and bring joy to the community</li>
<li>Use music to raise money for causes and other service organizations in the community </li>
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<strong>Why we need you to make a gift to our organization...</strong>
All of these events are extremely exciting for our group and the community we wish to serve, but everything comes with a price. Donations will be used to help offset the cost for:
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<li>ICCA audition fees</li>
<li>Transportation to and from our competitions</li>
<li>Us to enhance our concerts by being able to make programs, pay someone to run lights, decorate the venue, etc.</li>
<li>Even smaller donations will allow us to pay for items like sheet music - the music we perform is actually created by students in the group, but the software we use to create our covers is costly.</li>
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<strong>Please help fund our passion to perform music...</strong>
Words cannot convey how much we love music. This is because the love we have for music is a feeling, an entity, and ultimately, a<em> sound</em>. We go beyond the sheet music and we dive into the raw emotion and feeling of each and every song that we learn and perform. Our job is to tap into people’s emotions and let them feel happiness, excitement, thrill, joy, sadness and sorrow. We want to show people that A Cappella music is a very intimate experience and we want to represent Duquesne University to show others what we can do and what we stand for. Funds we receive we will give you music that can never be forgotten.
<strong>Donate today and help spread the word!</strong>
As a newer organization, gifts of any size will make a big impact on our efforts and go a long way in helping us to build a solid financial foundation for <em>Mic Drop A Cappella</em>. Another way to help is to spread the word about this campaign to friends, family, and on social media. Thank you so much for your consideration! We can't wait to keep our donors informed throughout the year about our efforts.
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Duquesne University Pep Band 2019
By Pep Band
Support the Duquesne Pep Band, a group of students from all disciplines who share a love for music and Duquesne athletics.
Support the Duquesne Pep Band, a group of students from all disciplines who share a love for music and Duquesne athletics. Pep Band <strong>The Duquesne University Pep Band</strong>
The Duquesne University Pep Band gives students of all majors the opportunity to come together and share their love for Duquesne Athletics and music. We strive for our performances at Dukes games to ignite fan energy and serve as the soundtrack for a fun game-day atmosphere.
<strong>Cheering on Our Dukes!</strong>
We perform at all home women’s, men’s basketball games and football games – which is around 40 games a year. We also perform at special events on campus and throughout Pittsburgh.
<strong>Adding to the Duquesne University Student Experience </strong>
Not only do we provide a great experience for Duquesne crowds and our student-athletes, but our members also experience many benefits.
<ul>
<li>We get to experience the thrill of performing in front of a live audience</li>
<li>We get to relieve the stress associated with being a college student by playing and instrument and interacting with friends</li>
<li>And, our members do not need to be a music major, so it gives all Duquesne students the chance to perform, form new friendships and share their love of music</li>
</ul>
<strong>But We Need Your Support to Add to Our Success!</strong>
Our first-ever crowdfunding campaign in 2018 greatly exceeded our expectations. The outpouring of support not only allowed us to purchase a drum line and offset the costs of everyday operations, but also opened our eyes to how many of our fans appreciate our dedication to this Duquesne tradition.
A successful campaign again this year, would take the Pep Band to even greater heights, as the funds would be used to purchase:
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<li>A tent and rain gear for football games to keep us dry and our instruments safe from inclement weather</li>
<li>In-game props to add an additional layer of entertainment to our performances</li>
<li>New drum heads</li>
<li>Updated gear that features the new Duquesne Athletics logo</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word</strong>
Whether you were a member of the Pep Band while at Duquesne or just enjoy hearing us at Dukes games, we hope you will take a moment today to donate to our crowdfunding campaign. Gifts of any size are greatly appreciated!
Another way to help is by spreading the word about our campaign. Please share our page (<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spirit.duq.edu%2Fpepband19&data=02%7C01%7Cjakielod%40duq.edu%7Cdceacb3c0b684267525208d76c6b41c7%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637097080310645174&sdata=BT%2BMFmDvYJWjTbgDE%2FxZw4hyKAjZaN2I15qDcuOEtDg%3D&reserved=0">www.spirit.duq.edu/pepband19</a>) via social media, e-mail, text or even the old fashioned word of mouth!
<strong>Thank you and Go Dukes!</strong>
<em>We’ll sing hooray for the Red and Blue, A big hooray for the Red and Blue; For the flag we love on to victory, And when the foe is down, we will raise a mighty shout And sing hooray for the Red and Blue; We’re all your sons and daughters true. Now with all your might, give them fight, fight, fight for the grand old Red and Blue.</em>
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Delta Sigma Pi 2020
By Delta Sigma Pi
Support Delta Sigma Pi, a student organization that helps students in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business develop into business professionals.
Support Delta Sigma Pi, a student organization that helps students in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business develop into business professionals. Delta Sigma Pi <strong>What is Delta Sigma Pi?</strong>
As the world's leading professional fraternity for men and women, Delta Sigma Pi develops principled business leaders for the future by providing a lifetime of opportunity for its members. Since its founding in 1907, Delta Sigma Pi members gain experiences in professionalism, leadership, ethics, and philanthropy. This all leads to personal development and success—both in the business world and the civic realm.
<strong>Delta Sigma Pi at Duquesne</strong>
The Theta Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi was founded September 26, 1970. Since then the Chapter has been dedicated to helping students in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business develop into business professionals. In the past year, some events that Theta Rho has organized includes:
<ul>
<li>Office tours from the Pittsburgh Google Office, JLL, and PNC</li>
<li>Private recruitment events from PPG, EY, KPMG and more local companies</li>
<li>Assisting a local animal shelter in cleaning, organizing care packages, feeding the homeless, and organizing drives to collect donations for local charitable causes</li>
<li>Participating in Duquesne’s annual Spring Cleanup where brothers help clean up the Southside of Pittsburgh </li>
</ul>
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
As Theta Rho begins its 49th year at Duquesne, the Chapter continues to grow and improve. In the past few years the Chapter has been awarded Chapter of Excellence, Most Improved Chapter, and Outstanding Financial Operations.
To continue our progress, the Chapter will need funds in the future for:
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<li>Fund professional events</li>
<li>Recruitment events</li>
<li>Transportation and supplies for community service events</li>
<li>Sending brothers to LEAD</li>
<li>Save to send brothers to Grand Chapter Congress</li>
<li>Fund the 50th Anniversary Gala</li>
</ul>
<strong>Connect and Share!</strong>
Learn more about Delta Sigma Pi by visiting our <a href="http://duq.dsp.org/">website</a>, and following us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/delta-sigma-pi-theta-rho">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dsp_theta_rho">Instagram</a>! Please make sure to share this page to help spread the word about our campaign!
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Schools of Nursing/Pharmacy Global Health Trip 2020
By Schools of Nursing/Pharmacy
Help give the opportunity for a group of 16 nursing and pharmacy students to participate in a Global Health Trip to San Jose, Costa Rica in March 2020!
Help give the opportunity for a group of 16 nursing and pharmacy students to participate in a Global Health Trip to San Jose, Costa Rica in March 2020! Schools of Nursing/Pharmacy <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a group of 16 nursing and pharmacy students who will be participating in a global health trip to San Jose, Costa Rica in March 2020.
<strong>Our connection with Costa Rica</strong>
The Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing have rich traditions in global health. The School of Nursing has had a long-term partnership with a university in Nicaragua, while the School of Pharmacy has a relationship with a non-profit organization working in Haiti. Adapting our individual experiences, the Schools have decided to come together to work in interprofessional fashion with a new longitudinal initiative in San Jose, Costa Rica.
In March 2019, pharmacy faculty Jordan Covvey and Kevin Tidgewell accompanied six students to San Jose to work on a week-long medical services trip, further details of which are located <a href="https://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/pharmacy/news/students-faculty-complete-spring-break-away-global-health-trip-to-costa-rica">here</a>. The students provided health assessments for children in schools and daycares, assisted in the provision of referrals for further medical care, and worked collaboratively with a physician in a clinic. This work was done in concert with Maximo Nivel, a local organization in San Jose coordinating volunteer activities and projects. A couple months after this trip, nursing faculty Yvonne Weideman and Amber Kolesar also traveled to San Jose. During this trip, the faculty visited several clinical sites and furthered the relationship with Maximo Nivel and medical partners in San Jose.
For 2020, we have arranged a joint trip between the two schools to continue our work with Maximo Nivel. We are excited for the opportunity for our students to learn together collaboratively, while helping to serve on needed projects in Costa Rica.
<strong>Facts about Costa Rica</strong>
<ul>
<li>Costa Rica hosts more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity even though its landmass only takes up 0.03% of the planet’s surface.</li>
<li>In 2015, 99% of Costa Rica’s energy was generated from renewable sources, with a publicly declared goal of being carbon-neutral by 2021.</li>
<li>Healthcare in Costa Rica is of excellent quality, but some individuals (such as temporary immigrant populations) have limited access to the system and cannot afford normal care.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Our plans for this trip</strong>
Continuing our work from last year, we will be travelling again to San Jose this year. Students will be spending their Spring Break donating their time, money and energy to assist with local healthcare needs. The week will include daily work on healthcare initiatives coordinated with Maximo Nivel in local neighborhoods. Students will also sharpen their Spanish skills, learn about local culture, and visit unique areas of the city and country.
<strong>Our impacts in Costa Rica and here at Duquesne University</strong>
Our global health mission focuses on building a long-lasting relationship with partners, and focusing on locally-communicated needs. Maximo Nivel is a consistent presence in the San Jose community, coordinating community projects in a variety of different areas.
Through this type of service work, a transformational change in our students occurs, where their eyes and hearts become more open to the world around them. They are able to apply Duquesne’s mission of service within their own profession, and see the changes they can make in the world.
It is also our hope that students will appreciate the experience of an interdisciplinary trip and carry that forward as they enter their professional careers.
<strong>What your donations provide</strong>
Our students financially support this trip and the associated expenses, on top of significant student loans to complete their education. Therefore, any donation is helpful to allow us to offset costs for their time in San Jose, and for the work they are doing with local personnel.
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<li>$10: water and lunch for a student team member to carry for the day</li>
<li>$25: lodging for one night for one student in shared accommodation</li>
<li>$50: transportation and Spanish translation services for the team for one day</li>
<li>$100: six months of vitamins for ten children to receive supplementation</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word on Social Media</strong>
We ask that you please donate today, share our page with friends and family and follow along for updates at #NursingAndPharmDUzCR
Thank you!
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Go Dukes! Support Duquesne University Cheerleaders!
By Duquesne Cheerleading Team
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Cheerleading squad!
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Cheerleading squad! Duquesne Cheerleading Team <strong>Who We Are </strong>
The Duquesne University Cheerleading Team is a group of 22 student-athletes who, fueled by our passion and spirit for Duquesne Athletics, energize our sports teams and the great Dukes fans who attend games. We are also involved with many charity and community events throughout the academic year.
We are coached by two Duquesne University alumni who stress the traditions of Duquesne Athletics and the rich history of its Cheerleading team. Practice on Sundays and strength and conditioning two other days of the week is the necessary preparation for us to perform cheers, stunts, dance, tumble, and do anything we can to fire up Duquesne fans. Our t-shirt tosses during breaks in games are sure to get you on your feet!
<strong>Duquesne Dukes Athletic Events</strong>
We cheer at all home football games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field and every men’s and women’s home basketball game. Additionally, you can see us at one or more Duquesne volleyball games each year and other special events hosted by Duquesne Athletics.
<strong>Campus and Community Involvement</strong>
True to Duquesne’s mission, we volunteer our time to bring our dynamic energy to philanthropic and community activities/organizations, such as:
<ul>
<li>The American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer Program</li>
<li>The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk</li>
<li>Spring Clean-Up</li>
<li>Best Buddies, the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities</li>
<li>Shining Stars, a special needs cheerleading program</li>
</ul>
We also maintain an active campus presence in hopes to bring a smile to the faces of alumni, the student body and future generations of Dukes at these eventst:
<ul>
<li>DuquesneFest</li>
<li>Fall Open House</li>
<li>Freshman Orientation</li>
<li>Homecoming</li>
<li>Pep rallies</li>
<li>Pre-game events</li>
<li>And other school Spirit activities</li>
</ul>
<strong>Why We Need Your Support</strong>
With excellent athletic teams to cheer for, a dedicated fan base to perform in front of, the opening of the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in our sights, and a squad that is thrilled to play a key role in all of this excitement, our program has never been stronger. That is why we felt the time was right to host our first-ever crowdfunding campaign and ask for your support. A successful crowdfunding campaign can help take us to even greater heights and will help to offset the costs of:
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<li>Potential competitions</li>
<li>New uniforms</li>
<li>Practice gear</li>
<li>Equipment such as signs, megaphones, pom poms, flags, etc.</li>
<li>Winter coats</li>
<li>Rain gear</li>
</ul>
We ask that you please donate today and send our page to anyone you know who may be interested in supporting our team. Even $10 will go a long way to help us reach our goal. We love to meet our fans and want to personally thank our donors so please make sure to introduce yourself to us at games!
Don’t forget to also follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/Duquesne_Cheer">@Duquesne_Cheer</a> to stay informed about all things Duquesne Cheerleading! Go Dukes!
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Support American Chemical Society Students!
By American Chemical Society
Give Duquesne University American Chemical Society students the opportunity to attend the National ACS Conference in Philadelphia, PA!
Give Duquesne University American Chemical Society students the opportunity to attend the National ACS Conference in Philadelphia, PA! American Chemical Society <strong>Duquesne University's American Chemical Society</strong>
Our Duquesne University chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success at Duquesne.
Our organization is consistently one of the most successful student organizations on campus, having won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award the past seven years and the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award the past six years.
<strong>The Opportunity to Present Our Duquesne Research on the National Stage</strong>
We have the opportunity to present the research we have conducted as Duquesne University students at the <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting.html">American Chemical Society National Conference</a> March 22-26 in Philadelphia, PA. To do so, we are asking for your generosity to help pay the expenses fees that would make this dream a reality.
In addition of having the honor to represent Duquesne University and gain valuable experience presenting our research, we will also get the chance to:
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<li>Attend poster sessions and special lectures</li>
<li>Meet with mentors and peers in a more laid-back, social setting</li>
<li>Attend the ACS Career Fair and Graduate School Exposition</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give us this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail, and text.<strong> </strong>
From all of the students in the Duquesne University American Chemical Society.
Thank you!
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Appellate Moot Court Board 2019
By Duquesne School of Law
Support the Appellate Moot Court Board, which helps Duquesne School of Law students develop their legal writing and oral advocacy skills at competitions.
Support the Appellate Moot Court Board, which helps Duquesne School of Law students develop their legal writing and oral advocacy skills at competitions. Duquesne School of Law <strong>What is the Appellate Moot Court Board?</strong>
The Appellate Moot Court Board provides upper-level law students with the opportunity to develop their legal writing and oral advocacy skills at competitions across the nation. The Moot Court Board has created a collaborative environment for students to work together in writing briefs and preparing oral arguments on real-life legal issues. Not only do our members develop essential legal skills through competing, but they also have the opportunity to network with practicing attorneys and judges at these competitions.
<strong>Success of the Appellate Moot Court Board</strong>
Duquesne’s Appellate Moot Court Board has a strong legacy of success. To highlight just a few of our recent successes:
<ul>
<li>A team of our students were Regional Champions and National Finalists at the American Bar Association’s National Arbitration Competition</li>
<li>Our National Appellate Advocacy Competition team finished as Regional Semi-Finalists and earned the Fifth Best Brief Award</li>
<li>Our National Telecommunications and Technology Competition team finished as Semi-Finalists winners</li>
<li>Our Federal Bar Association Thurgood Marshal Memorial Moot Court Competition team advanced to the Final Four. </li>
</ul>
Already this year, a team of third-year students won the Best Petitioner Brief Award at the Leroy Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Competition.
<strong>How Will Your Donation be Used?</strong>
This year, our goal is to send every student to a competition, including competitions that Duquesne has never attended before such as the <a href="https://law.wm.edu/studentlife/studentorganizations/spong/index.php">William B. Spong Tournament</a> on February 14-15, 2020 at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, VA. As you may know, competition entry fees, transportation costs, and hotel costs can all add up quickly. Large or small, your donation will directly support our members, ensuring that they can compete and represent Duquesne School of Law.
<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
With your help we can continue to build on this program’s tradition of excellence. Please consider donating today! Another way to support is to spread the word by sharing this page with family, friends, and even other past members of the Board.
Also, stay connected with the Board by <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDuqLawAMCB&data=02%7C01%7Cjakielod%40duq.edu%7Cd7285e18135a46ea737208d75f0dfc36%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637082385976570829&sdata=6SFDtsoT2cWijMUkvgYVbTVMGij1SJBJVFlKMtXZAWA%3D&reserved=0">following us on Facebook</a>. Also, keep up to date on our success by visiting <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.duq.edu%2Fstudent-life%2Fappellate-advocacy&data=02%7C01%7Cjakielod%40duq.edu%7Cd7285e18135a46ea737208d75f0dfc36%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637082385976580824&sdata=uwX9DIIVel7KAZCaHEZeysQftoDit%2BO9RrO1RVWccDo%3D&reserved=0">our website</a>.
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Serena Tamburrino, President of the Appellate Moot Court Board, at <a href="mailto:tamburrinos@duq.edu">tamburrinos@duq.edu</a>.
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Give the Gift of Play! Support START-Play Hackers!
By START-Play Hackers
Support Duquesne University students who want to give children with disabilities the opportunity to play!
Support Duquesne University students who want to give children with disabilities the opportunity to play! START-Play Hackers <strong>Who We Are – START-Play Hackers (Sitting Together and Reaching To–Play)</strong>
START- Play Hackers is a student organization at Duquesne University that designs, adapts, and fixes toys for children with disabilities. This organization strives to give every child the opportunity to play, regardless of their abilities.
Play is critical to early brain development. Engaging in play is important for children to develop cognitive, social, and motor growth. Since play is limited in children who have developmental and physical disorders, like Cerebral Palsy, these important skills can be further stunted.
Currently, there are a limited amount of toys that are suitable for children who have motor or developmental disorders. The toys that are available are extremely expensive, and are not very durable. Therefore, the families of these children must continually spend hundreds of dollars just to provide their son or daughter with a childhood. For comparison, a typical tricycle costs $50. However, an adapted tricycle costs about $1,000. Since it is not practical for these families who already must bear the burden of additional medical costs to supply their child an extensive toy box, the reduced exposure to play can restrict their development of motor, perceptual and cognitive skills.
<em><strong>That’s where START-Play Hackers comes in.</strong></em>
This student organization is comprised of students from various majors, including occupational therapy, physical therapy and biomedical engineering. Meetings are held bi-weekly to address the individual needs of children with disabilities. The interdisciplinary collaboration allows students to use their knowledge from various majors to find solutions to these unique issues. The students then work together to hack/adapt functional toys so that these children can enjoy all of the benefits that come along with play.
For some toys, the students re-wire and modify switches and controls of the toys so they can be adapted for children with disabilities and motor impairments. It’s all completed with low-cost resources to customize these toys so they are safe, functional and affordable.
<strong>An Example of START-Play Hackers in Action</strong>
In one particular example, the organization learned of a child with muscle weakness who was unable to drive an electric toy car because he did not have enough strength to press a small button located in the center of the steering wheel. The students replaced that small push button with a large red switch button, added a contoured back for head and trunk support and a seatbelt and foam-covered guardrails on each side for safety.
<a href="https://youtu.be/4HxCpFMlQSY">Click here</a> to watch a video of the child being able to drive the car thanks to the START-Play Hackers students.
<strong>Who We Help</strong>
START-Play Hackers works with families in the greater Pittsburgh area, as well as institutions such as the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind and the Watson Institute.
<strong>Why We Need Donations</strong>
START-Play Hackers believes that every child should have the chance to play. That is why we give away our toys for free. We use ingenuity and outside-the-box thinking to hack toys in the cheapest way possible, but donations are needed to help us enhance our current efforts and take our organization to the next level. Your gift will allow us to:
<ul>
<li>Purchase toys that we can hack and adapt so children with disabilities can enjoy like any other child</li>
<li>Buy the necessary tools to re-wire and modify switches and controls</li>
<li>Host STEM outreach events for schools in the surrounding area to teach younger students how to adapt toys</li>
<li>Provide transportation to visit facilities and families where toys are being donate</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word</strong>
We hope you will help us play a key role in giving these children the opportunity to play. Please donate today and help us spread the word about our campaign by sharing our page with family, friends, colleagues and on social media! Make sure to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PlayHackers/">Facebook</a>. #DUQPlay
We can’t wait to keep our donors informed about the impact your gifts will have on the children of the greater Pittsburgh area. Thank you!
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Pi Sigma Epsilon 2019
By Pi Sigma Epsilon
Support the students in Duquesne University's Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity!
Support the students in Duquesne University's Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity! Pi Sigma Epsilon <strong>What is Pi Sigma Epsilon?</strong>
PSE is the only national co-ed professional fraternity in the fields of sales, marketing and management. However, it is open to all majors. PSE gives its members the chance to gain hands-on experience through experiential learning opportunities, participate in conferences both regionally and nationally, and network with professionals through PSE’s corporate partner program. Currently we have nearly 60 active chapters at universities and colleges across the country. Members are granted the opportunity to enhance leadership skills through various experiences including competitions and conventions, various opportunities for scholarships and awards, and exclusive benefits and career opportunities.
<strong>Pi Sigma Epsilon at Duquesne</strong>
The Delta Chi chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon is dedicated to helping students in the School of Business develop into leaders and business professionals. In the past year, our chapter has:
<ul>
<li>Organized workshops for public speaking and resume improvement </li>
<li>Help fundraisers for the Woiner Foundation, which fights melanoma and pancreatic cancer</li>
<li>Assisted with Duquesne University School of Business and University-wide events</li>
<li>Hosted speakers from both local and national companies to provide internship/career opportunities and general business insights</li>
</ul>
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
As our chapter continues to expand with the latest recruitment class welcoming 16 new brothers, we have large goals to further expand and improve our chapter. In order to see our aspirations come to fruition, our Chapter will need funds in the future for:
<ul>
<li>General Chapter Operation</li>
<li>Professional Events</li>
<li>Sending Brothers to both the Regional and National Conventions</li>
<li>Sending an Outstanding Brother to the President's Retreat</li>
</ul>
To learn more about Pi Sigma Epsilon, you can follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/Duquesne_PSE">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_pse/">Instagram</a> or like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Pi-Sigma-Epsilon-Duquesne-University-282995845230325/">Facebook</a>. Please share our page to help spread the word about our goals!
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Music Therapy Student Association
By MTSA
** $2,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED ** Help send Duquesne University Music Therapy students to a conference where they can present, learn and network!
** $2,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED ** Help send Duquesne University Music Therapy students to a conference where they can present, learn and network! MTSA ** $2,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED **
Due to the overwhelming generosity of Duquesne University alumni and friends, we exceeded our crowdfunding goal only five days into the campaign! Since this happened so early into the campaign, we have decided to announce a stretch goal of $2,000. Reaching this goal will allow us to send even more Music Therapy Student Association members to the Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference.
THANK YOU so much for your support!
<strong>Who We Are?</strong>
The Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association (MTSA) is an organization consisting of 29 undergraduate music therapy students from the Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of our organization are to:
<ul>
<li>further the advancement of its members in the field professionally and socially</li>
<li>promote and advocate for the music therapy</li>
<li>support Duquesne University's campus and the surrounding community through service projects and events</li>
</ul>
<strong>Why Do We Need Donations?</strong>
The purpose of our crowdfunding campaign is to provide financial assistance so that Duquesne University MTSA members can attend the <a href="http://mar-amta.org/conference/">Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference</a> in Cambridge, MD next March 19-21, 2020.
Reasons why attending this conference would greatly add to our Duquesne University experience:
<ul>
<li>some members have submitted presentation proposals and we have the opportunity to present in front of a captive audience</li>
<li>opportunity to network with others in the field, which can lead to clinical opportunities or even full-time jobs post-graduation</li>
<li>attend lectures run by professionals in the field</li>
</ul>
Your donation will help to offset the costs of the expenses associated with the trip, such as:
<ul>
<li>Hotel </li>
<li>Transportation </li>
<li>Conference Registration Fees </li>
</ul>
<strong>Donate and Spread the Word!</strong>
We hope you will consider donating to our campaign, as we represent Duquesne University and the Mary Pappert School of Music's Music Therapy program.
Please donate today and share our page – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/mtsa">www.spirit.duq.edu/mtsa</a> – with alumni, family, friends via e-mail, text message, word of mouth and on social media.
<strong>Don't Forget to Follow Us on Social Media!</strong>
Connect with the Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duquesne_mtsa">Instagram</a>.
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!</strong>
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Send the Duquesne Dance Team to 2020 Nationals
By Dukettes Dance Team
Support The Dukettes on their Journey to Nationals!
Support The Dukettes on their Journey to Nationals! Dukettes Dance Team <em>“Nationals season is approaching so quickly! With just a few 8 counts, our 2020 vision has come to life, and I cannot wait to see how far we come by April.” - Adrienne Vance, Senior Captain.</em>
We are the Duquesne University Dukettes Dance Team, and our journey to compete at the 2020 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida starts with YOU.
Last season, we made program history by representing Duquesne in the Division I Jazz category, and advancing to the final round for the second year in a row. We are currently ranked 15 out of 23 teams in the nation, and this year, our vision is even greater.
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<em>“As a vet, I know what I am working for. I want to be better in 2020, both as a dancer and as a team. - Chandley Hodge, Sophomore Dukette.</em>
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<em>“Practicing countless hours all year for just 2 minutes on stage is the best part of being a dancer. Taking the nationals stage with my dance family and seeing all of our hard work pay off will be one of the most rewarding feelings” - Emma Darling, Freshman Dukette.</em>
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With a roster of 14 talented, committed, and seasoned dancers, our 2020 team is stronger than ever. Together, we’ve received a 1st place qualifying bid at NDA training camp this summer, and we’re ready to take the floor in Daytona Beach!
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<em>“I am so ready to put 100% of my heart and soul out on that stage. At NDA camp, I realized that I have never been on such an amazing team in my life; I feel on top of the world with these girls by my side.” - Alex Betris, Freshman Dukette.</em>
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<em>“I'm most excited for the feeling of standing on that stage, waiting for the music to begin, and being able to showcase what kind of team we are and what we have been working for all season.” - Lucy Massaro, Freshman Dukette.</em>
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With the expenses of travel, meals and lodging, costumes, and competition fees, the cost to attend nationals is over $1,000 per dancer. Help us make history, and take our program to the next level!
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<em>“We continue to surprise ourselves with how much our program grows from year to year. We discover new talent, and accelerate old. We rise. We value every penny, because this year, the opportunities are limitless if the finances are covered.” - Brittney Baker, Junior Captain. </em>
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<strong>Support The Dukettes and Spread the Word!</strong>
Donate today. Gifts of any size make a difference!
Spread the word. One post can make a tremendous impact! Take a moment to share our campaign on social media: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/dance19">www.spirit.duq.edu/dance19</a>.
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Undergraduate Mock Trial Team
By Undergraduate Mock Trial Team
** $5,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED ** Give Duquesne Undergraduate Mock Trial Team members the opportunity to expand their skills and compete at competitions!
** $5,000 STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED ** Give Duquesne Undergraduate Mock Trial Team members the opportunity to expand their skills and compete at competitions! Undergraduate Mock Trial Team **STRETCH GOAL OF $5,000 ANNOUNCED**
We are so grateful and delighted at the overwhelming generosity shown to us this early in our crowdfunding campaign. Less than a week into our campaign and we have already reached our goal. In response to this outpouring of support, we have decided to announce a stretch goal of $5,000. By reaching this new goal, we will be able to cover the cost of our entire spring competitive season. This will greatly alleviate the monetary burden on members, and will allow for us to solely focus on case preparation.
Thank you so very much for your continued support!
<strong>What is the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
The Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team provides its members with the opportunity to be exposed to the courtroom environment so that they can develop their trial advocacy skills, public speaking skills, as well as their analytical and logical thinking skills – all of which are invaluable skills to possess not just in the legal field but in all facets of life.
Some of the reasons that make our organization great:
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<li>As a registered team through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), we compete against other universities throughout the country such as Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pittsburgh (just to name a few). We travel to invitational tournaments as well as in AMTA National Championship competitions.</li>
<li>We practice almost daily in preparation for these events.</li>
<li>Our coaches, Jared Lemin and Corey Kirkwood, are veteran mock trial competitors and have coached mock trial for many years at all competitive levels.</li>
<li>Each member of the team reads through the case materials and from there we divide roles among the members – either attorney or witness. Each member will then prepare opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, and objection responses as they relate to their individual role.</li>
<li>The members of the team are greatly diverse in their respective fields of study. We have members who are political science majors and wish to go on to law school, but we also have members that are science majors who wish to become doctors – along with every subject area and career goal in between.</li>
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<strong>Success of the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team?</strong>
While some of our greatest success has been having members use their experience with mock trial to solidify their decision to continue their education at law school, we have found success in individual tournaments with members receiving Outstanding Witness Awards and Outstanding Attorney Awards regardless of their career goal.
<strong>How Will Your Donation Be Used?</strong>
It is our hope that this fundraising campaign will raise enough money to cover expenses for the invitational (fall semester) and regional (spring semester) season. Our expenses are quite extensive between:
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<li>registration costs</li>
<li>case material costs</li>
<li>and lodging</li>
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<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
We cannot do this alone. Please consider donating today! Please share this page with family and friends. Every little bit helps!
Make sure to stay connected with the Team by following us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/duq.mocktrial">@duq.mocktrial</a>.
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Stefanie Stack, President of the Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, at <a href="mailto:Stacks1@duq.edu">Stacks1@duq.edu</a>.
<strong>Thank You For Your Consideration & Support!</strong>
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International Endowed Student Fund
By DUSA / Fr. Sean Hogan, C.S.Sp.
Help Fr. Sean Hogan C.S.Sp. fully endow the International Endowed Student Fund, which provides financial aid to our international students in need.
Help Fr. Sean Hogan C.S.Sp. fully endow the International Endowed Student Fund, which provides financial aid to our international students in need. DUSA / Fr. Sean Hogan, C.S.Sp. <strong><em>Reaching Our Goal Will Fully Endow This Fund!</em></strong>
<strong>What is the Duquesne University International Endowed Student Fund?</strong>
The Duquesne University International Endowed Student Fund provides enrolled international students with financial assistance when they find themselves in unusual funding situations.
<strong>How did the fund get established?</strong>
As the President of the Duquesne University Scholarship Association, one of Father Hogan's goals is to establish this fund to address international students when they find themselves in need of financial aid. This fund commemorates his past role as the founding father of Duquesne’s International Program.
<strong>Why is this crowdfunding campaign goal set at $2,500?</strong>
The goal of this crowdfunding campaign is set at $2,500 because that is the remaining amount needed for the fund to reach $25,000 and be fully endowed. Once endowed, the fund would provide perpetual funding to international students. Donations will continue to be accepted if the goal is reached, as additional donations will give Duquesne University even more flexibility to distribute these funds to international students.
<strong>Why is this fund important?</strong>
The international student population of Duquesne is an important component of what makes Duquesne an outstanding educational institution. Like their American counterparts, international students face similar challenges while studying here at Duquesne University.
However, international students often deal with a number of challenges that are unique to their U.S. colleagues, some examples include, but are not limited to:
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<li>frequent fluctuations in their home currencies</li>
<li>political issues</li>
<li>family issues while bring far from home are just a few examples.</li>
<li>in addition, international students are not eligible for governmental financial assistance</li>
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This fund would fill these needs and continue the tradition of helping our students to succeed and obtain their degrees.
<strong>Please donate today and help spread the word on social media!</strong>
Please consider joining Fr. Hogan and extend your generosity to help get this fund fully endowed! You can provide additional support to this crowdfunding campaign by sharing our link with friends and/or on social media <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/isf">www.spirit.duq.edu/isf</a>.
THANK YOU!
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Support Duquesne University Student Veterans
By DUSVA
Help send Duquesne Student Veterans to the Student Veterans of America National Conference, the largest annual gathering of student veterans in the country.
Help send Duquesne Student Veterans to the Student Veterans of America National Conference, the largest annual gathering of student veterans in the country. DUSVA <strong>Help Send Duquesne University Student Veterans to the Student Veterans of America National Conference</strong>
Every year, Student Veterans of America hosts a <a href="http://conference.studentveterans.org/">National Conference</a> which is the largest annual gathering of student veterans, advocates, thought-leaders, stakeholders, and supporters in higher education in the world. NatCon 2020 will be held January 3-5 in Los Angeles, CA.
Many of our student veterans are attending school on the Post 9/11 GI Bill or Vocational Rehabilitation through the Veterans Administration and aren’t able to work while attending classes at Duquesne. <strong><em>Money’s tight, especially around the holidays to take a trip anywhere.</em></strong>
<strong>Why We Want to Attend the Conference</strong>
Not only will what we learn at the Conference benefit us, but we can also bring that knowledge back to Duquesne's campus to share with our fellow Student Veterans. At the Conference we will:
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<li>Learn about new programs and best practices as well as network with other veterans</li>
<li>Meet employers who are seeking to hire talented Student Veterans to be their future leaders after we graduate from Duquesne</li>
<li>Advance our knowledge and understanding of a wide range of topics relating to veterans in higher education</li>
<li>Explore how to strengthen ties between the veteran and higher education communities</li>
<li>Meet fellow student veterans and veteran alumni</li>
<li>Leave the conference feeling inspired, empowered, motivated, and ready to change the world </li>
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We’d love to send a team of four representatives of the Duquesne University Student Veterans Association this year. Though the SVA has hosted the Conference for 15 years, last year was the first time Duquesne students were able to attend, and you made that possible!
Another thing that was made possible through the support of last year’s crowdfunding campaign was the creation of our quiet study space in the Veteran’s Lounge area. We now have two private study cubicles, a white noise machine, a comfortable chair, and soundproof materials to help our Veterans succeed in their endeavors.
All of the student leaders that attended last year learned not only how to be better leaders but how to adjust to life after the military to be of better service to our brothers and sisters coming home after us. We not only grew closer as an organization; we grew our network with working with other local chapter leadership.
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"It’s been really exciting to be a part of the Office of Military and Veteran Students working as a work study student this past two years. Last summer, we moved our location to a bigger space in Libermann Hall and a major passion of mine has been trying to create a better environment for students transitioning from the service through Duquesne. This conference really excites me because it addresses some of the major issues affecting my generation of Veterans and will teach us some new ideas and best practices for improving what we are already doing to make Duquesne University really second to none in the area." -- <strong><em>Joshua Furlong, Student Veteran</em></strong>
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"NatCon last year was an amazing experience. Not only were we able to bring back and implement some great concepts for our veteran space here at Duquesne, but I personally had the opportunity to meet and intern with the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, an amazing research lab that's right here in Pittsburgh. I'm excited to see what this year will bring!" -- <strong><em>Sara Mancilla, Student Veteran</em></strong>
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"As a new student to Duquense University, the decision to join the student Veterans Association was just automatic for me. The opportunity to attend a national convention, to learn and network with other veterans across the country will not only benefit myself, but I will be able to share this information, and hopefully get others to attend future events. As veterans, and non-traditional students, we face hurdles traditional students so not, but we want to contribute as much as can. These conventions allow us to network within our small community, just as any fraternity or sorority would network in alumni events. It is my goal to use this information to leave behind a path for others to follow and succeed<em>." --<strong> Robert Larkin, Student Veteran</strong></em>
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<strong>Thank You!</strong>
Thank you for taking the time to check out our crowdfunding campaign. We hope we have conveyed to you what a big difference your donation would have on Duquesne University Student Veterans. Please donate today!
Also, we ask that you please share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/veterans19">www.spirit.duq.edu/veterans19</a>) directly with anyone who might be interested in donating or simply post that link on social media.
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Pure Thirst 2019
By Pure Thirst
Give Duquesne University Pure Thirst students the opportunity to continue to aid the Olkokola, Tanzania community with their water crisis.
Give Duquesne University Pure Thirst students the opportunity to continue to aid the Olkokola, Tanzania community with their water crisis. Pure Thirst <strong>What is Pure Thirst?</strong>
The mission of Pure Thirst is to work with the Olkokola community in northern Tanzania in its effort to gain better access to clean water, while teaching students how to be agents of positive change in our world. Grounded in the Spiritan tradition, Pure Thirst embraces the building of authentic relationships while walking with those on the margins. Pure Thirst works with Spiritans, Duquesne faculty, and community leaders in Olkokola as they explore ways to increase water access and improve water quality.
<strong>How have we made an impact in the Olkokola, Tanzania community?</strong>
The summer of 2020 will mark our fifth trip to Olkokola. This is guided by Duquesne’s Spiritan-inspired mission, where we value authentic relationships and work in the same location to help affect positive change over time. On our trips to Olkokola we:
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<li>meet many of the community members and form relationships with them</li>
<li>hear from the local water board about their priorities and needs to gain a better understanding of the community's relationship with water, its challenges, and how we can work as a partner to hopefully improve access to clean water</li>
<li>test the filters printed here in Duquesne’s 3D printing lab for effectiveness in removing dangerous levels of fluoride from the water</li>
<li>map the water access points so we can see the areas where access is still lacking</li>
<li>use purchased equipment to test the water for exceedingly high levels of minerals, as well as dangerous bacteria</li>
<li>travel around the Olkokola region to collect and test water samples to see what contaminants are impacting the water supply at each access point</li>
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<strong>How will your donation be used? </strong>
While we are proud of all these accomplishments, our work is far from done! Your donations are needed to make all of this possible. Your donation will help to fund our continued work in the region as we prepare to tackle two major projects: building handwashing stations at both schools in the village as well as designing and implementing a new plumbing system in the health clinic. We eagerly await the chance to continue our work, but we can’t do it alone! Please consider donating!
<strong>Please donate today and help us spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to this special project. Another way to help is to spread the word is by sharing this page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst198">www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst19</a> - with family, friends and on social media. Stay connected with Pure Thirst by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apurethirst/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>. Thank you!
<em>Questions? Contact Luci-Jo DiMaggio, Duquesne University Director of Mission Animation, at <a href="mailto:dimaggi171@duq.edu?subject=Pure%20Thirst%20Crowdfunding%20Campaign">dimaggi171@duq.edu</a>.</em>
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Voices of Spirit – National Performance and International Tour!
By Voices of Spirit
Give Duquesne University's Voices of Spirit choir the opportunity to go on tour! Their first international tour in over a decade!
Give Duquesne University's Voices of Spirit choir the opportunity to go on tour! Their first international tour in over a decade! Voices of Spirit <strong>Who We Are</strong>
Duquesne University’s premier choral ensemble, <a href="https://duq.edu/academics/schools/music/ensembles/choirs">Voices of Spirit</a>, is composed of undergraduate students in music education, performance, therapy and technology at the Mary Pappert School of Music. Under the leadership of Caron Daley since 2015, the choir has appeared on Pittsburgh’s most prestigious concert series, given concerts in Johnstown, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, and Philadelphia, and performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Manfred Honeck.
Committed to community outreach, the choir frequently performs in schools, workshops, and conducting masterclasses, including the 2018 Eastern Division ACDA conducting masterclasses.
In November 2019, the choir was selected to perform at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference in College Park, Maryland.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
Voices of Spirit is taking their talents on the road in 2019-20 -- TWICE!
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<li>First, Voices of Spirit has been invited to perform at the <a href="https://www.ncco-usa.org/conferences/">National Collegiate Choral Organization’s National Conference</a>, to be held in College Park, Maryland, November 6-8, 2019. The choir was selected through a competitive national audition process, and is one of only nine choral ensembles invited to perform.</li>
<li>Second, the choir will tour Canada (Ontario and Quebec) from February 28 – March 4! This is the choir's first international tour in over a decade! Students will perform in some of Canada's most prestigious venues in Toronto and Montreal.</li>
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The expenses associated with touring typically place an extra financial burden on our students. Your gift can take that burden off our students. Donations will help to help offset the costs of:
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<li>Hotel Accommodations</li>
<li>Meals</li>
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<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word About Our Campaign!</strong>
We hope you will decide to make a gift today so that our voices can represent Duquesne University! Another way to help is by sharing our page – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/voices19">www.spirit.duq.edu/voices19</a> – with alumni, family, friends and on social media.
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION & SUPPORT!</strong>
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Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2019
By Equestrian Team
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Equestrian Team!
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Equestrian Team! Equestrian Team The Duquesne University Equestrian Team (DUET), an officially recognized Club Sport at Duquesne University, provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding.
As a team, we practice weekly, while we compete on various weekends throughout the fall and spring semesters. We are located in the Zone 2 Region 5 sector of <a href="http://www.ihsainc.com">Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA)</a>, where we compete against other universities, such as the University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University, and Slippery Rock University. Our coach Linda Stevens, and our host barn Fox Hollow Stables, are located in Wampaum, Pa, just north of the city. Each team member practices at least once per week to build, and learn their skills both as a rider, and as a team member. We welcome all levels of riders!
We are a continuously growing team with 17 active student-athlete riders who are proud to represent this great University. DUET adds to our educational experience we receive at Duquesne because it allows us to:
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<li>Create friendships with other students who also share a love of riding</li>
<li>Compete at shows with other collegiate-level riders</li>
<li>Escape the hectic atmosphere of academic studies by participating in this fun and exciting sport</li>
<li>Give those who have not previously ridden the opportunity to learn about and experience riding</li>
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<strong>Recent Accomplishments</strong>
DUET team members regularly win ribbons during season show competition for their individual riding skills. A number of our team members over the years have won individual ribbons placing in the top three. Among these accomplishments are riders placing in the Top 5 at Regionals, as well as being ranked in the Top 7 as a team in our region.
We now need the support of alumni, family and friends to help take our efforts to the next level!
<strong>Why Do We Need Donations?</strong>
In addition to the costs associated with a Duquesne University education, DUET riders are tasked with paying for:
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<li>Transportation to regular season and regional show competitions</li>
<li>Personal coaching fees for the fall and spring seasons</li>
<li>Coaching fees for each show</li>
<li>Show fees</li>
<li>Show travel costs</li>
<li>Riding apparel</li>
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Due to these expenses, cost is a main reason students do not join DUET. Donations will help to off-set these costs, lessen the financial burden on students and provide other students the opportunity to be involved in future seasons.
More specifically, the funds will be used during the 2019 season to provide each individual DUET rider the chance to compete in at least two classes at each show.
<strong>How You Can Help…</strong>
There are two main ways you can keep the Duquesne University Equestrian Team alive and thriving with talented riders:
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<li>Please make a donation today by clicking on the “Give Now!” button. Even a donation of $10 will help us reach our goal!</li>
<li>Spread the word to others who might be interested in supporting our campaign campaign. Share this link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/duet19">www.spirit.duq.edu/duet19</a> via e-mail, text message and on social media!</li>
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Out of all the Club Sports and Athletic Teams at Duquesne University, DUET was the FIRST to host a crowdfunding campaign on <em>Spirit</em>. A successful campaign will help make others aware that Duquesne has a prominent Equestrian Team on campus that our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends can all be proud of. Go Dukes!
<strong>Don't Forget to Follow Us on Social Media!</strong>
Connect with the Duquesne University Equestrian Team on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqequestrianteam">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqequestrian/">Instagram</a>.
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SGA Student Book Loan Program
By Student Government Assoication
Support this student-driven initiative in which Duquesne's SGA purchases textbooks that can then be borrowed for free by all Duquesne University students!
Support this student-driven initiative in which Duquesne's SGA purchases textbooks that can then be borrowed for free by all Duquesne University students! Student Government Assoication <strong>What is the Student Book Loan Program?</strong>
Established in 2015, the Duquesne University Student Government Association’s (SGA) Student Book Loan Program is a student-driven initiative in which the SGA purchases textbooks that can then be borrowed for free by all Duquesne University students! The books are for classes ranging from the sciences to business to University Core Curriculum (UCOR).
Mindful of students’ potential financial burden and the high cost of college textbooks, SGA created this program to help alleviate part of the rising cost of higher education.
This initiative exemplifies the Duquesne Mission of "serving God by serving students" by providing a service to all students throughout the Duquesne University community.
To view the books currently available through the Student Book Loan Program, click <a href="https://duq.edu/life-at-duquesne/student-organizations/student-government-association/student-resources/student-book-loan-program">here</a>.
<strong>Why are we crowdfunding?</strong>
Donor support is needed so that we can update the current Student Book Loan Program inventory. We hope to add more UCOR textbooks, as well as identify other academic programs that can benefit from having their textbooks on reserve.
Once we have an expanded inventory, we plan to increase our marketing of the program so more students are aware of this alternative.
<strong>How do students access the books?</strong>
Students simply need to visit the Circulation Desk at Gumberg Library (located on the 4th floor) and request to utilize a specific book from the Book Loan Program collection.
They are able to use the textbook on a two-hour interval. While they are able to renew it for a long as they need, the textbooks are not allowed to leave the library. Students then return the textbook to the Circulation Desk whenever they are finished with it.
Students are able to utilize the Student Book Loan Program textbooks as often as they are available - during all hours that Gumberg Library is open.
<strong>Have students used the program?</strong>
Our current inventory has 42 books, which provide support for over 20 classes! They have been checked-out by student nearly 350 times!
<strong>Please donate today and help spread the word on social media!</strong>
<em>Spirit </em>crowdfunding helped launch this program in 2015. Your support can help enhance and take the program to the next level. Please hit the “Give Now” button and donate today. Even a gift of $10 will make a difference. You can make an additional impact by spreading the word about our crowdfunding campaign to others who might be interested in donating. E-mail, text or share on social media our crowdfunding page – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/sga19">www.spirit.duq.edu/sga19</a>.
Thank you for your consideration!
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Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble 2019
By Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble
Support the student musicians of the Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble!
Support the student musicians of the Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble! Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble <strong>WHO WE ARE</strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble is a group consisting of trumpet majors from the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. The main objectives of this performing ensemble are to provide Duquesne trumpet students the ability to perform in a mass chamber ensemble, to compete in national and international competitions, and to represent Duquesne on an international level to students and pedagogues across the globe.
The Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble is open to any student who currently studies privately in the studio of Mr. Chad Winkler, Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Duquesne University.
<strong>WHY WE ARE CROWDFUNDING</strong>
The Duquesne Trumpet Ensemble has been selected by competitive audition to perform at the <a href="https://www.trumpetguild.org/events/conferences">International Trumpet Guild (ITG)</a> conference at Miami, FL in July 2019. This comes after this ensemble was selected to perform at the ITG Conference at San Antonio, TX in May 2018, the first time an ensemble from Duquesne had ever been invited to perform at an ITG Conference.
The expenses associated with the trip to Miami place an extra financial burden on the students, and this crowdfunding campaign attempts to offset some of that cost. Donations will be used for:
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<li>Airfare</li>
<li>Hotel</li>
<li>Conference Fees</li>
<li>Per Diem for Meals</li>
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<strong>THANK YOU!</strong>
We hope you will consider donating to our campaign, as we represent Duquesne University and the Mary Pappert School of Music on an international level. Thank you!
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Special Olympics College Club 2019
By Special Olympics College Club
**$2,000 Stretch Goal Announced** Support the Duquesne University student volunteers and area athletes of the Special Olympics College Club!
**$2,000 Stretch Goal Announced** Support the Duquesne University student volunteers and area athletes of the Special Olympics College Club! Special Olympics College Club ** STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED **
Thanks to the amazing generosity of Duquesne University alumni and friends, we exceeded our initial goal of $1,000 a week into the campaign! We can’t thank you all enough for your support.
We are now setting a new stretch goal of $2,000. These donations will further enhance our organization next academic year and in the years to come.
Every dollar and every share goes a long way to helping our Special Olympic athletes and student volunteers. Go Dukes!
<strong>What is Special Olympics College Club?</strong>
Special Olympics College Club (SOCC) is a collegiate level branch of Special Olympics of Pennsylvania. It was inspired by the success of similar clubs at other universities, namely Unified Sports. Unified Sports allows individuals of all ages and abilities to join together on mixed level teams and play sports both competitively and recreationally.
<strong>Special Olympics College Club at Duquesne University</strong>
SOCC at Duquesne University hopes to do all that and so much more (Polar Plunge, 5Ks, sports social club, etc). As we finish off our successful first season of unified games, we cannot contain our excitement to expand the club and begin to take part in other activities to raise money and awareness for such a deserving population of athletes. SOCC brings a healthy, fun, and life-changing experience to all those who participate (just take a look at our photos).
<strong>Why We Need Your Support</strong>
In order to continue to expand and provide this program, we need to raise funds and awareness. If you have the means consider donating to our cost, and if you do not, please share and spread the word!
All levels of donations will make a positive impact on SOCC and are appreciated. However, this is the order of items in which we plan to use our donations for. Donations will specifically go towards:
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<li>Snacks and drinks provided throughout our four games in the season as well as during our other events.</li>
<li>Pay for the travel fees, such as parking at Duquesne University and city parking for off-campus events, for the athletes’ families or mode of transportation.</li>
<li>Providing jerseys for our athletes to promote teambuilding and unity.</li>
<li>End of the season trophies and gift bags for our athletes to celebrate all their accomplishments.</li>
<li>Cover competition and event fees for athletes, such as 5k walk/runs we plan to participate in as a club.</li>
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<strong>How You Can Help</strong>
Any donation will bring SOCC closer to its goal of creating a strong community of athletes at Duquesne University. However, if you feel you cannot make a donation at the time, please share this link via social media, email and text to encourage others to support our cause.
<strong>Thank You!</strong>
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Duquesne University Club Swim Team 2019
By Club Swim Team
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Club Swim Team!
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Club Swim Team! Club Swim Team The Duquesne Club Swim Team (DUQSC), an officially recognized Club Sport at Duquesne University, provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive swimming.
We are a new club team at Duquesne. We began this past fall and have grown to 20 members. We are composed of high school athletes that wanted to continue their swimming career at the college level. We are proud to represent this University with this club. DUQSC adds to our educational experience at Duquesne through:
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<li>Friendships with other students who wanted to continue their swimming career</li>
<li>Competitions with other University’s teams</li>
<li>Provide swimmers with a fun workout environment</li>
<li>Allow swimmers to enhance their swimming talents</li>
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Most importantly, the DUQSC is a place for swimmers to have a fun and enjoyable experience while working out.
<strong>Why Do We Need Donations? </strong>
The donations will help the team receive:
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<li>Membership to College Club Swimming Organization</li>
<li>Swimming gear-swim caps and swim suits</li>
<li>Teambuilding opportunities</li>
<li>Transportation costs</li>
<li>Swim Meet costs</li>
<li>Pool time</li>
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Donations would be much appreciated.
<strong>How Can You Help</strong>
There are 2 main ways you can help the Duquesne Club Swim team. You can:
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<li>Donate today. By donating even 10 dollars you will be allowing a member of the team to receive a swim cap, which we will wear during our meets against other schools.</li>
<li>Spread the word. If you know anyone that might be interested in supporting us please share our link with them and tell them about our campaign.</li>
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A successful campaign will help make people aware that Duquesne has a Club Swim Team on campus that our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends can all be proud of. Go Dukes Club Swim!
<strong>Follow Us on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Duqclubswim/">Duqclubswim</a></strong>
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:Lexicon Summer Creative Writing Camp 2019
By :Lexicon
Help the editors of :Lexicon host a Summer Creative Writing Camp for High School students.
Help the editors of :Lexicon host a Summer Creative Writing Camp for High School students. :Lexicon <strong>What is <em>:lexicon</em>?</strong>
Created to showcase the creative works of students, faculty, and alumni,<em> <a href="https://lexiconjournal.org">:lexicon</a></em> is Duquesne University’s journal of arts and literature. Since 2005, this student-run publication has been home to the poetry, prose, and visual art of the Duquesne Community. :<em>lexicon </em>works to celebrate the creative presence on campus through hosting open mic nights, book related events, and the bi-annual publication of the journal.
<strong>What is the Duquesne Summer Creative Writing Camp for High School Students?</strong>
The <a href="https://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/liberal-arts/about/opportunities-for-high-school-students/summer-creative-writing-camp">Duquesne Summer Creative Writing Camp</a> is a one-week intensive creative writing camp that offers high-school writers the opportunity to hone their understanding of fiction and/or poetry. The camp is directed by John Fried, an associate professor in the English Department and <em>:lexicon’s </em>faculty advisor. Each Summer, John recruits two established authors to guide the campers through exercises, discussions, and workshops, while providing personal feedback on their individual work. At the end of the week, the students design and produce a small journal of the week's work. The journal is released at a public reading for friends and family on the last day of camp.
<strong>This camp gives high school students the chance to:</strong>
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<li>Develop their poetry or fiction writing skills with peers who share a similar love of writing</li>
<li>Work with and get one-on-one feedback from a published writer in their genre</li>
<li>Experience the Duquesne University campus and a college-level workshop</li>
<li>Publish their work in a small journal put together as a showcase of the session's most successful writing</li>
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<strong>Why do they need donations?</strong>
The camp receives some funding from the department, however the majority of the costs are covered by the students’ tuition. Although the cost of attending can be up to $475, the camp does not currently make a profit. Because of this, there is no room in the budget to provide financial aid, and several interested and talented writers have found themselves unable to attend in recent years<strong>.</strong> Costs of the camp include writing materials for each camper, lunches, and the production of the journal. By off-setting some of the costs associated with the camp, we hope to enhance the experience for the campers, and also offer 2-3 scholarships to promising students who inquire about financial aid.
<strong>Why is <em>:lexicon </em>crowdfunding?</strong>
Our editors feel passionately about programs that foster writing and involvement in the creative arts. We also believe that as graduating seniors and recipients of the Outstanding Student Organization of the Year Award, it is important to give back to Duquesne’s campus community in any way that we can. We hope to use this opportunity to ensure both a successful and accessible program is available for Duquesne’s next generation of writers!
<strong>What can you do to help?</strong>
Donations of any amount will go a long way, and anything you can give will be greatly appreciated! If you are unable to donate currently, or if you have already donated and would like to continue helping, please feel free to share our campaign on social media or to tell any students you know who may be interested about the camp.
Thank you for your time and considerations! Any questions about this campaign can be directed to Catherine Evans at <a href="mailto:evansc11@duq.edu">evansc11@duq.edu</a>.
<em>Follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexiconduq/">:Lexicon</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqwritingcamp/">Duquesne Summer Creative Writing Camp for High School Students</a> on Facebook.</em>
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Duquesne University Men's Club Lacrosse 2019
By Men's Club Lacrosse
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Men's Club Lacrosse Team!
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Men's Club Lacrosse Team! Men's Club Lacrosse <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are the Duquesne University Men’s Club Lacrosse team. The team consists of 45 players and one coach. Established in 2015, our inaugural season exceeded expectations as we finished with an impressive 10-3 record, made it to the Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 18th in the nation.
We compete in the <a href="https://www.ncllax.com">Keystone Conference of the National College Lacrosse League</a> (NCLL) and face teams from University’s such as: Carnegie Mellon, Robert Morris, Slippery Rock and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Our season began on February 24th, 2019 and our momentum from last season, combined with a successful crowdfunding campaign would make us a true force in the NCLL this year.
<strong>Why do we need your support?</strong>
Duquesne Men’s Lacrosse is once again striving to become one of the top 25 teams in the nation, predicted to compete in the Three Rivers Division Championship. Moreover, the program has a strong following throughout the student body, and our move to Arthur J. Rooney Field should only increase our popularity. With all that being said, we could really use some help as we look to continue to grow our program. Our organization is fully student-funded, which means we need financial support to offset our expensive costs. Donations will help to pay for:
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<li>Helmets</li>
<li>Uniforms</li>
<li>Player Dues</li>
<li>Field Fees</li>
<li>Referee Fees</li>
<li>Equipment</li>
<li>Travel Expenses</li>
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A successful campaign will also free us from having to spend time hosting fundraisers throughout the year, allowing us more time to focus on studies and practice.
<strong>How can you help?</strong>
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<li><strong>Donate Now!</strong> Please consider making a donation today. Even a gift of $10 will be a major help and get us closer to our goal and ease our financial burden.</li>
<li><strong>Spread the Word!</strong> Helping to spread the word about this campaign to those who are passionate about Duquesne and Lacrosse will greatly add to the success of this project. Since we are still a new program, we have no alumni specifically connected to the team who we can reach out to for support. Please post a link to this campaign on Facebook and Twitter!</li>
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<strong>Please stay connected and plan to attend a game!</strong>
In addition to raising dollars, we hope that this campaign also increases our fan base. Please follow us on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/duqmensclublax">@DuqMensClubLax</a>) and plan to cheer us on at one of our games this season at Rooney Field!
<strong><em>To The Team That Got Me Back In The Game</em></strong>
Check out <a href="https://www.theodysseyonline.com/team-game">this article</a> by Duquesne University student-athlete Jordan Lesher to learn what the Men's Lacrosse team means to him.
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After School Program for Refugee High School Students
By IR 303 Politics of Immigration
Help Duquesne students in Dr. Jennie Schulze's Politics of Immigration class host an after school mentoring program for refugee high school students.
Help Duquesne students in Dr. Jennie Schulze's Politics of Immigration class host an after school mentoring program for refugee high school students. IR 303 Politics of Immigration <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are McAnulty College of Liberal Arts students in Dr. Jennie Schulze's "Politics of Immigration" class, which explores the challenges of immigrant and refugee incorporation in an increasingly transnational world. As part of this course, we widen our understanding of this topic through community engaged learning activities with Pittsburgh partner institutions.
<strong>What is our goal?</strong>
To help us directly engage, learn from, and address the unique challenges facing refugee families in the Greater Pittsburgh area, along with our community partners, we are:
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<li>Participating in an after school mentoring program that aims to close the education gap and to raise educational and career awareness among high school refugee students. The program, which is housed on Duquesne University’s campus for the first time this spring, allows students to take advantage of the resources of that Duquesne has to offer, and encourages social integration through mentorship with near peers.</li>
<li>This is the newest evolution of the after-school program, which was begun last year with the help of Duquesne volunteers, and has been featured on <a href="http://wesa.fm/post/refugee-after-school-program-aims-bridge-gap-language-learning-schools"> NPR</a>, the <em><a href="https://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2018/04/06/duquesne-university-students-volunteer-to-help-integrate-and-educate-pittsburgh-refugees">City Paper</a></em>, the <em><a href="https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/jfcs-refugee-resettlement-includes-after-school-programming/">Jewish Chronicle</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/next-wave/afterschool-program-helps-refugee-students-acclimate-pittsburgh-schools/">Next Pittsburgh</a></em>.</li>
<li>We are hoping to raise money to support safe transportation for students to and from Duquesne’s campus, field trips around Pittsburgh to enhance student learning outcomes, and nutritional snacks at the program.</li>
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<strong>Our Partners? </strong>
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<li><a href="https://www.jfcspgh.org/">Jewish Family & Community Services</a> is a team of talented and dedicated professionals that have been committed to positively benefiting the Pittsburgh community for the past 80 years. Their Refugee & Immigrant Services help refugees find housing, obtain jobs, enroll their children into school, and help them gain access to government programs. Their efforts, along with support of over 100 volunteers, allow refugees to develop a foundation for building a new life in America and assists them in navigating a new culture</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.arysepgh.org/">Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education</a> (ARYSE) supports immigrant and refugee youth in becoming prepared, engaged, and confident members of American society. Through individualized mentoring, after-school programming, and advocacy training, ARYSE helps refugee and immigrant youth take their place as leaders within their community and our world.</li>
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<strong>Why are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are crowdfunding to cover the costs of transportation, field trips, and nutritional snacks for the after school program. One of the largest hurdles for ensuring consistent participation of refugee high school students in the after school program is in providing safe transportation to and from Duquesne’s campus. The students need to get from their high school by public transportation, and then home again after the program. Your donations will allow us to provide bus and metro passes for the students so that they can afford to participate in the program. We would also like to organize field trips related to the career interests of our students, and their educational goals. Your donations will allow us to facilitate transportation, as well as costs of admission at these various venues. Finally, your contributions will enable us to provide a nutritious snack for students during the program. It is important that we are able to feed these students, as the program runs from 3-6PM, with many students not arriving home on public transportation until after 7PM. Our class understands the positive implications we can create in the Pittsburgh community when the word spreads about this program’s success, and we hope you will help us spread the word.
<strong>Why Should You Want to Help Us Reach Our Goal?</strong>
If we reach our goal we will:
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<li>Help refugee youth recognize and attain their educational and career goals.</li>
<li>Raise awareness about refugees in our community.</li>
<li>Integrate refugee families into the Pittsburgh community.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to help the collaboration between Duquesne University students, community non-profits, and the refugee community. Any donation will help in our effort to make Pittsburgh feel like home for refugee families. You can also help by spreading the word about this campaign to others via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #POIduq! Thank you!
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Duquesne University Women's Club Lacrosse 2019
By Women's Club Lacrosse
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Women's Club Lacrosse Team!
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Women's Club Lacrosse Team! Women's Club Lacrosse <strong><em>Who are we?</em></strong>
Hello! We are the Duquesne Women’s Club Lacrosse team. Currently, we are in our fourth year as an official Division I club team and are growing in size with players of all skill levels and experience. Over the last year, we have doubled in size with over 40+ women on our roster of all ages and majors.
Our team competes in the <a href="https://www.womenscollegiatelacrosse.com/">Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse League</a> (WCLL) and is a part of the East Region Division. Other teams within the division include Buffalo, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pittsburgh. We also face more local teams like Carnegie Mellon and Grove City.
<strong><em>Why do we need your support?</em></strong>
As a registered Division I club team, we travel to large out-of-state universities during our spring season for tournaments. In previous years, tournaments have been held at schools such as Michigan State University Ohio State University, and West Virginia University. This year our big tournament of the season will be held at Purdue University in Indiana! As our team is solely funded by our players, your support assists us in covering:
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<li>Transportation fees</li>
<li>Hotel costs</li>
<li>Referee fees</li>
<li>Field fees</li>
<li>League registration fees</li>
<li> And other small equipment costs</li>
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Any donation helps and allows us to continue to expand and grow as a team!
<strong><em>How can you help?</em></strong>
Aside from donating, please share our campaign across social media to spread the word! This is a relatively new program at Duquesne that has seen lots of growth since our first season. The more exposure our team receives, the more support we gain!
Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqclax/">@duqclax</a> to stay updated on all that is happening with our team!
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Public Interest Law Association Fellowships 2019
By PILA
Help us offer summer fellowships to law students who will provide free legal services to communities that do not have access to justice.
Help us offer summer fellowships to law students who will provide free legal services to communities that do not have access to justice. PILA The Duquesne University School of Law Public Interest Law Association (PILA) seeks your support during our <strong>2019 PILA Fellowship Crowdfunding Campaign</strong>. PILA is a student-run association dedicated to increasing awareness of public interest law and providing opportunities for students to gain experience in the public interest field. Members of PILA promote public service careers, present students with opportunities to participate in public service, and secure the funding to support the PILA Fellowship program.
The PILA Fellowship is awarded to students working with organizations that provide direct legal services to low-income and underserved clients. Law students apply for consideration in the spring, and those awarded fellowships work in 10-week placements during the summer. Fellows receive a $3,000 living stipend for a minimum of 300 hours of service. Placement sites have included the clinics offered at Duquesne, such as the Civil Rights Clinic, Education Law Clinic, Family Law Clinic, Juvenile Defender Clinic, and Veterans Clinic, as well as various non-profit advocacy organizations like KidsVoice, Neighborhood Legal Services Association, Fairshake Environmental Legal Services, and the Disabilities Rights Network of Pennsylvania.
The PILA Fellowship program is supported by fundraising efforts and administered through Duquesne Law’s Clinical Legal Education office. All donations made to PILA are tax deductible.
Any contribution is greatly appreciated. This year, we set the Giving Levels low to show how one small sacrifice can lead to a big change in someone’s life. Please consider supporting our law students, local nonprofit advocacy organizations, and the communities in which they serve.
Testimonials from 2018 PILA Scholarship Recipients
<strong>Garrett Rine, </strong><strong>JD Candidate 2019</strong>
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<em>My name is Garrett Rine. I am currently a 3L day student set to graduate in May. I came to law school after graduating with my B.A. and M.A. in Criminology and worked as a professional for approximately five years. When I applied to Duquesne I had my heart set on a career in the field of environmental law. During my 2L year, I had the opportunity to participate in the law school's Public Defender Clinic, taught by the Director, Deputy Director and Deputy of the Trial Division at Allegheny County's Public Defender's office. At the same time, I had the opportunity to briefly work with a fantastic environmental law firm, and found that I really had undergone a change of heart and wanted to focus my energy on criminal defense.</em>
<em>Upon finishing the year-long clinic, I decided to see if there were any openings for my final summer of law school at the Public Defender's office. There were opportunities, but as every law student knows, I also had to consider the financial aspects over the summer. The PILA scholarship allowed me to pursue a public interest internship, while also providing a stipend to help keep me afloat for the summer. It truly was an invaluable experience. Due to my prior work experience, I was asked to assist in a specific type of court called Phoenix Court. I was able to represent clients daily and I was treated like a practicing attorney. I worked in this capacity for the majority of my summer internship, and due to my performance, was offered and accepted a full-time clerk to attorney position at the Public Defender's office upon graduation and passing the bar.</em>
<em>I can honestly say that without the PILA scholarship I would not have had the opportunity to spend my final summer before graduation in the placement that I truly wanted. It is a distinct benefit that Duquesne offers its students that not every law school provides. I would encourage my fellow law students to apply for the PILA fellowship if there is a Public Interest job placement that you are passionate about and I ask others to donate to this year’s crowdfunding campaign in support of the PILA fellowship.</em>
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<strong>Megan Rothermel, </strong><strong>JD Candidate 2019</strong>
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<em>I came to law school to advocate for individuals with special needs. During my first year of law school, the Director of Career Services, Maria Comas, recommended that I apply to work with Disability Rights Pennsylvania [DRP] after my second year of law school. I anxiously awaited their job posting and immediately applied. </em>
<em>Disability Right’s motto is: “protecting and advancing the rights of people with disabilities.” I was honored to be a part of providing free advocacy services to Pennsylvanians this past summer. The individuals with DRP truly care about Pennsylvanian’s with disabilities and want to make a change. To create large systemic changes, there needs to be teamwork and collaboration. While I physically worked at the DRP’s Pittsburgh office this summer, I was also constantly communicating and brainstorming with DRP’s offices in Harrisburg and Philadelphia.</em>
<em>Working at Disability Rights affirmed my desire to advocate for individuals with special needs. One of my favorite parts of working at DRP was conducting live intakes. Each day, DRP has staff members monitoring a toll-free intake system which is available to all Pennsylvanians. The staff gives legal advice, advocacy, or information and referral to each of the callers. A lot of the calls were for special education law, and I was able to use knowledge I had learned in Duquesne’s Education Law clinic to assist the callers. I really appreciated the direct-client contact, especially since this is hard to get as students. The staff at DRP not only mentored me but also trusted me enough to have this client contact. DRP also has many resources on their website which anyone can access for free at any time. I was able to apply my research and writing skills that I learned in my first year Legal Research and Writing course to adequately research and write comprehensive self-advocacy guides for the website. Some of the topics I wrote about were special education, housing, and service animals.</em>
<em>This PILA fellowship meant that I was able to pursue my passion and follow my dream. I was truly able to practice in the field that had inspire me to come to law school. The fellowship also allowed me to experience public interest work; a field that many young attorneys cannot access. I am incredibly grateful for the PILA fellowship and those who funded it, for allowing me to follow my heart and make a change.</em>
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<strong>Sarah Eileen Linder, </strong><strong>JD Candidate 2020</strong>
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<em>I am a second-year law student and recipient of a PILA Fellowship last summer. I decided to pursue a degree in law because of my devotion to public service. I hope to use my education and privilege to represent clientele who have historically been disenfranchised in their access to justice. When not at school, I work at Neighborhood Legal Services as a Bankruptcy student, and regularly perform improvisational comedy with my team “Ted City Yodelers.” </em>
<em>In my capacity as a PILA Fellow, I worked at ACTION Housing, Inc., Pittsburgh’s largest non-profit real estate developer and provider of affordable housing services. I completed a variety of legal tasks, under the supervision of in-house counsel, including drafting sales agreements, board resolutions and company polices. My long-term assignment was to identify every property ACTION Housing has an interest in currently, and since its inception in 1957, and compile a comprehensive file of all the necessary incorporation documents with a breakdown of each corporate entity, while defining ACTION Housing’s interest in the entity. ACTION Housing ultimately had interest in over a hundred different entities and/or properties. I also accompanied employees on job sites, property management operations, and in magisterial court arbitration as well as the Allegheny County’s Court of Common Pleas Mortgage Court Program. </em>
<em>I look forward to interacting with my colleagues at ACTION Housing through a summer internship at Neighborhood Legal Services, then graduating from law school and getting married in May of next year. I am deeply grateful to all those who have supported public interest legal work. </em>
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<strong>Steven Reddy,</strong><strong> JD Candidate 2020</strong>
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<em>I came to law school because I realized I was not cut out to be a pharmacist. However, an unfortunate experience in the form of Honors Chemistry II in high school changed my outlook on my career prospects. Back to square one, I realized I greatly enjoyed writing and research. I also noticed that I was interested in crime and police procedural novels and television shows. After some research, the career of a criminal attorney piqued my interest. In undergrad, I dual majored in Criminal Justice and Psychology, and was able to intern with the Honorable Debra A. Pezze on the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. My experiences there cemented my interest in a career in criminal law, and motivated me to apply to law school.</em>
<em>Through a PILA Fellowship, I was able to work with the Allegheny County Office of Conflict Counsel, which provides criminal defense to indigent defendants after a conflict of interest is discovered with the Public Defender’s Office. During my time at the office, I was able to interview clients, review discovery materials, construct motions, and write part of an appellate brief to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. I greatly enjoyed my experiences with the office, and it was especially rewarding knowing my work was helping our clients face criminal charges intelligently and honestly. Given that this is a public interest career, any internship I would have received would have been unpaid. Receiving the PILA Fellowship allowed me worry less about paying my bills and focus more on helping our clients. I am very grateful for receiving such an opportunity.</em>
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<strong>Mark Stevens, JD Candidate 2020</strong>
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<em>Before law school, I spent more than a decade working at newspapers in Ohio, Michigan, and Pittsburgh. My experience in journalism was amazing, but when the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ceased its print publication in 2016, I decided to finally pursue something I had been considering since I was in my teens: a law degree.</em>
<em>I chose Duquesne University School of Law partly because of the Civil Rights Clinic, and I spent the summer after my first year working side by side with Professor Tracey McCants-Lewis in the clinic. With my placement at the clinic, I had an unbelievable summer. I drafted hundreds of expungement petitions for low-income clients. I participated in every step of the pardon process, from completing applications and interviewing clients to preparing clients for their public hearings in front of the Board of Pardons—hearings I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. I had a tremendous amount of client interaction early in my legal career, and I was able to attend many other types of events alongside Professor McCants-Lewis: meetings of the city’s Equal Opportunity Review Commission, protests downtown, and events for the ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice. I even got to participate with the professor as she consulted with the writers of the TV show “How to Get Away with Murder,” and I used my journalism experience to help prepare her for an on-camera interview with for a local news broadcast.</em>
<em>The PILA Fellowship gave me the opportunity to have these experiences, while also being able to earn much-needed money. I would not trade my summer experiences for anything, and the generosity of PILA made sure that I not only had that chance but also that I was able to afford to accept the position.</em>
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<strong>Paige Thomas, </strong><strong>JD Candidate 2020</strong>
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<em>Hi there! My name is Paige Thomas and I am currently a second-year law student at Duquesne University School of Law. I attended college at Penn State University where I majored in psychology and received a minor in business. My family is from about forty minutes north of the city, so I have always been a Pittsburgh girl and have loved growing up in such a great community. I love how Pittsburgh offers city living but is still small enough to feel like home.</em>
<em>Unlike many other law students, I wasn’t sure about coming to law school throughout high school and college. I always had it in the back of my mind but was never sure that I could commit. When I chose psychology after switching my major three or four times, I knew I didn’t exactly want to be a psychologist or psychiatrist. It was then that I decided that I didn’t want to go either route. The thought of law school crept back into my mind, and after spending one summer interning with a family court judge, I was committed.</em>
<em>After my first year of law school, I interned with the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in the Family Division working with the Legal Advice Clinic (LAC). LAC provides free assistance to pro se litigants (i.e. those who do not have attorney) to help them prepare pleadings and to offer legal advice. I worked hands-on with real clients every day and got to meet many attorneys over the summer. I was able to sit-in on motions court every day, where both pro se litigants and attorneys appear and have a “mini-hearing” on specific issues. The experience I gained by working with clients and sitting in on court proceedings was invaluable.</em>
<em>The PILA Fellowship helped me lessen the financial burden I would have otherwise felt during the summer. Although public service internships are valuable and important, most do not typically pay. The PILA Fellowship allowed me to pursue an area of law that I am passionate about and gain valuable insight into the daily life of a practicing attorney. I wouldn’t have been able to accept a summer internship in public service without help from the PILA Fellowship.</em>
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PILA Annual Auction for Law Students
Join your fellow Duquesne School of Law alumni, faculty/staff, and current students at the Spring Alumni Reception at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh, Downtown, on Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 5-8:00 p.m.
<a href="https://www.law.duq.edu/events/public-interest-law-association-pila-annual-auction-law-students">Students Register Here</a>
<a href="https://www.law.duq.edu/events/spring-alumni-reception-0">Alumni Register Here</a>
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Collegiate 100
By Collegiate 100
Help send the Duquesne University students of the Collegiate 100 to the 100 Black Men of America National Conference!
Help send the Duquesne University students of the Collegiate 100 to the 100 Black Men of America National Conference! Collegiate 100 <strong>What is The Collegiate 100?</strong>
<a href="https://100blackmen.org/collegiate-100/">The Collegiate 100</a> is committed to service and empowering the urban communities of Pittsburgh. Through mentoring and raising awareness of social justice, the C100 strives to live out Duquesne’s motto of “serving God, by serving students.”
The Collegiate 100 is parented by the national organization of the 100 Black Men of America Inc (The 100). The 100 stands to improve the quality of life for the communities it serves. The 100 is the largest network of African American male mentors and influencers in the nation, working collectively with partners to transform the lives of underrepresented and disenfranchised African-American youth.
Through our platform of Mentoring The 100 Way Across a Lifetime, we provide four programmatic initiatives (Mentoring, Education, Health and Wellness, and Economic Empowerment) all overlaid by Leadership. The work of the 100 makes a fundamental difference in the lives of the youth we touch and the communities we serve.
<strong>What is the 100 Black Men of America National Conference?</strong>
The <a href="https://100blackmen.org/33rd-annual-conference/">100 Black Men of America’s annual conference</a> recognizes leadership across many industries and age groups, featuring individuals who lead, excite, advance, direct, encourage, revitalize, and strengthen people, teams, organizations and causes. At the conference members from the 100’s global network will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada to offer attendees relevant workshops, panel discussions, community forums, leader spotlights, and much more. What happens in Vegas will not stay but will be replicated to deliver education and empowerment to communities served by 100 Black Men chapters.
<strong>Why are we crowdfunding?</strong>
Finding ways to finance the opportunity for some of our members to attend the 100 Black Men’s National Conference has always been the largest hurdle for us. It has been a goal of ours to send a few of our members for many years, but we haven’t been able to do so. The large fees and expenses that have to be covered are a lot for most of us to bear, but we continually look for ways to achieve our goal. This campaign gives us a great opportunity to generate the funds needed to send a couple well-deserving members to Las Vegas this Summer. Every dollar counts, so whatever you can give really makes a difference.
You can also help by spreading the word! Please share our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/collegiate100">www.spirit.duq.edu/collegiate100</a> via social media, e-mail and text message!
<em><strong>We appreciate your support and generosity in helping us achieve our goal!</strong></em>
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Team Human Science: Psychology Department 2019
By Team Human Science
Support Duquesne University psychology professors running the Pittsburgh Marathon by giving students the opportunity to study abroad.
Support Duquesne University psychology professors running the Pittsburgh Marathon by giving students the opportunity to study abroad. Team Human Science <strong>WHO WE ARE</strong>
We are faculty and staff from the Duquesne University Psychology Department who want to raise funds that support our psychology students. To raise awareness for this crowdfunding campaign we have formed<em><strong> Team Human Science</strong></em>, which consists of eight members from our department who will run as a relay team in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 5!
<strong>WHY WE ARE CROWDFUNDING</strong>
We want to raise money to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students who would like to attend one of the Spring Breakaway or Study Abroad courses offered in our Department.
Over the years, we have been frustrated by the fact that some of our brightest and most committed students cannot afford to take advantage of these courses. And, inasmuch as lifelong friendships and deep social learning take place, we would also like our trips to be much more diverse than they sometimes are, such that friendships happen precisely across ethnic, racial, and class boundaries for example.
<strong>WHY SPRING BREAKAWAY AND STUDY ABROAD IS SO IMPORTANT</strong>
Spring Breakaway and Study Abroad programs provide unique opportunities for learning, and life changing experiences. Some of our Breakaway courses include:
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<li><em>Science, Psychology, and the Holocaust</em>: where students visit Vienna (Freud’s home is on the itinerary, of course) and Krakow (Auschwitz-Birkenau being the somber and sobering destination)</li>
<li><em>Science and Faith:</em> where students visit Rome and Geneva, and where the search for the “God particle” at the Hadron collider challenges students to a uniquely experiential struggle with the very title of the course</li>
<li><em>The Psychology of Human Experience</em> breakaway to London which includes visits to the Tate Modern, the National Gallery, Oxford and Cambridge, a walking tour of all the famous sites of the city and a Thames cruise.</li>
<li>Plus, future summer offerings that will take students to Tanzania, South Africa and Namibia</li>
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<strong>WHAT YOUR DONATION SUPPORTS</strong>
Your donation is a tax-deductible gift to Duquesne University that will directly benefit our students. These donations will help defray the costs for students to study abroad by paying for expensive fees, such as: educational materials, food, transportation and hotel accommodations.
<strong>DONATE TODAY AND CHEER US ON SUNDAY, MAY 5!</strong>
<em><strong>Team Human Science</strong></em> is training hard for our relay in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 5. Each run leading up to the big day is dedicated to our wonderful students and our hope to give many of them this travel abroad experience that will make their time at Duquesne even more special.
Please consider making a donation of $26.20 (the number of miles in the relay marathon), or whatever amount is comfortable for you. Another way to help our effort is to spread word of this page – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/psych19">www.spirit.duq.edu/psych19</a> – via social media, e-mail and text.
We will be sure to post progress updates, and hopefully–with your support–photos and an account of the breakaway experience for the student(s) you will have sponsored.
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Duquesne University Student Television (DSTV)
By DSTV
Support the students of Duquesne University Student Television!
Support the students of Duquesne University Student Television! DSTV ** INITIAL GOAL REACHED! **
<em>THANK YOU to everyone who helped us exceed our crowdfunding campaign goal! Your generosity and support means so much!</em>
<em>Although we reached our initial goal, when you consider how cameras and lights costs thousands of dollars, we would still very much appreciate any additional donations. They will go a long way in helping to maintain and enhance our studio.</em>
<em>Even if you can’t make a financial contribution, you can support us by sharing the link to this page with your friends and family. Every dollar and every share goes a long way to helping provide Duquesne University media students with the opportunity to gain invaluable experience in front of and behind the camera.</em>
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Why We Need Your Support
DSTV is currently operating with no budget. DSTV has offered countless media students endless opportunities to work in the professional field of media, and the proper equipment and funding is necessary to build students’ portfolios in order to acquire these offers. Without the proper equipment or funds, the equipment is and will continue to become outdated and practically worthless.
In the modern age where media is constantly progressing and surrounding us, DSTV is operating with equipment almost 10 years old. This makes it hard to mesh with any new equipment which may come into the studio - ultimately hindering the quality of content.
DSTV is also missing smaller but necessary things which are used on a regular basis in the studio. For example, double a batteries for mic packs or thumbdrives to students can transport video to the computer to edit and publish. Most of all, however, DSTV is in dire need of a new news desk, as the current desk is being held up by a 2x4 piece of wood.
Michela has spent her own money on smaller pieces of equipment just to keep smaller projects for DSTV going, but the need has outweighed her resources as a college student.
Please Donate Today
DSTV will accept donations via this crowdfunding campaign, but also will accept equipment such as AA batteries, thumbdrives (128 GB or larger) , SD cards, microphones for field projects, such as boom mics and mic packs. Anything is greatly appreciated to help move the studio forward and create amazing content for students to produce and take pride in.
Any equipment donations can be dropped off to the office of James Vota on the fifth floor of College Hall on Duquesne University’s campus. Questions? Contact James Vota at <a href="mailto:vota@duq.edu">vota@duq.edu</a>.
Spread the Word!
You can provide additional support to this campaign by sharing our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/dstv">www.spirit.duq.edu/dstv</a> with friends, colleagues and on social media. Thank you!
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Mission Trip: Dominican Republic 2019
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Enrich the mission experience of Duquesne University students who will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic!
Enrich the mission experience of Duquesne University students who will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are a group of 10 Duquesne University students traveling to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. This trip is sponsored by Spiritan Campus Ministry to continue building the relationship started in 2008 with Our Lady of Hope Parish.
<strong>Where are we going?</strong>
This July, we will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic, where we will be working with Our Lady of Hope Parish (Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza). The parish is located in barrio Villa Liberación, which is north of San Juan.
<strong>What are we doing?</strong>
We will be working together with the parish youth group to facilitate a day camp for children ages 6-10 focused on structured play and mentorship. Additionally, funds raised will be used to assist in medical supplies and home repair expenses for the elderly and infirm of the area. While we are there, we will be able to visit with recipients of the funding.
In addition to running the camp, we will spend time with members of the community through home visits, tours of the area, and free time spent with the teens.
<strong>How can your donation help?</strong>
In addition to this trip enriching our educational experience as Duquesne University students, funds raised will be used to help provide the community with:
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<li>Camp supplies</li>
<li>Medical supplies for the elderly and infirm</li>
<li>New roofing/home repair</li>
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<strong>Please donate today and help spread the word on social media! Thank you!</strong>
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Mission Trip: Mullens, WV 2019
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit. Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we and where are we going?</strong>
We are a group of Duquesne students that will be traveling down to Mullens, West Virginia for a Spring Break Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. Duquesne University has a long-standing relationship with the Appalachian communities of West Virginia, and this will be the 30th year a student group volunteers in Appalachia.
Mullens is a small coal mining town in southern West Virginia. Despite a prosperous history of success with the coal industry, the community has dealt with job insecurity and difficult economic circumstances in recent times. We will be working with community leaders from the Mullens Opportunity Center (MOC) on projects aimed at the revitalization of this beautiful community that is filled with so many loving and gracious people.
<strong>What will we be doing?</strong>
Our goal is to help provide some resources that the community needs and to connect with the citizens of Mullens. One of the items we are raising money for is corrugated tin to be used on the roofing of log cabins. We will be helping build a log cabin as well. The long term plan is to use this cabin as a model for future cabins that can be sold, bringing more business into Mullens.
At the same time, we want to develop authentic relationships and get to know individuals from Mullens personally. We are incredibly grateful for our hosts for providing us with housing at the MOC. Their hospitality speaks to the generous heart and soul of the town of Mullens.
<strong>Some of our recent history</strong>
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives, and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Three years ago, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the MOC and have since helped with planting and maintenance. The greenhouse is extremely successful, and has resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
Additionally, the community has recently begun initiatives to increase tourism. This includes the start of a railroad museum, rental cabins, and stream beatification. Mullens is on the rise and we are very pleased to be a part of it!
<strong>Please donate and spread the word to family and friends!</strong>
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Mission Trip: Baltimore/Dayton 2019
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore!
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are seven Duquesne University students and a Spiritan Campus Minister who are eagerly awaiting our trip to serve two communities and grow in our university’s mission to serve God by serving others. We are thankful for the opportunity to return to places like Baltimore, MD and Dayton, OH to support the communities in any way necessary while also coming to understand their culture and diversity.
<strong>When and where are we going?</strong>
We will be traveling over our Spring Break (March 2-10). We will first pack our bags and load our vans to travel to Baltimore, MD where we will work with St. Edward’s Parish to renovate and repair their parish buildings. While there, our group will collaborate in painting and moving furniture, but we will also come to understand their parish community, who have overcome great obstacles of poverty in the Baltimore area.
On Wednesday, March 6, we will pack up from Baltimore and take an eight hour journey, accompanied by lots of carpool karaoke, to Dayton, OH where we will assist at St. Benedict the Moor Parish and Catholic School. Because the Diocese of Dayton recently withdrew funds for St. Benedict the Moor, the parish has been dedicated to keeping the school open and ensuring all students in the community have access to education. Dayton has also been a city known for its urban decline and de-industrailization.
<strong>How can you help?</strong>
All monies raised through our crowdfunding campaign will be donated to both parishes we visit in different ways. Some of the funds will be given to St. Edward’s in Baltimore to assist in paying for building repairs (paint and new furniture).
Over the past few years in Dayton, we have used our funds to purchase a new piece of playground equipment for the children, but we also use the money to purchase games and other school supplies. Our goal is to raise enough funds to purchase the equipment for the school in Dayton and the new supplies for the parish in Baltimore. We thank you in advance for anything you can contribute!
<strong>Spread the word!!</strong>
Our biggest help in raising funds is by sharing this link with friends and family and spreading the word to those around you! The more who know, the more our mission and intent can be spread! We thank you SO much for taking the time to learn about our Cross Cultural Mission Experience, and we look forward to sharing our blog with you each day of our trip!
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Mission Trip: Immokalee, FL 2019
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL!
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are a group of students from Duquesne University participating in the Spiritan Campus Ministry Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. During our Spring Break in March 2019, we will be traveling to Immokalee, Florida to support and work with the <a href="http://www.ciw-online.org/">Coalition of Immokalee Workers</a> (CIW) in their fight for fair wages and working conditions. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will allow us to put Duquesne's mission of "serving God by serving others" into action.
<strong>What is the CIW?</strong>
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization advocating social responsibility to end human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. Their main focus is the Campaign for Fair Food which ensures fair labor practices in Florida’s tomato fields and beyond. This is enacted through the support and collaboration of allies (students, people of faith and food justice advocates). The CIW has successfully committed corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s, and Subway to fair food practices and continues to work diligently to secure better wages and working conditions for migrant farm workers.
Duquesne University has had a long-standing partnership with the CIW for the past 30 years.
<strong>Why Immokalee, Florida?</strong>
Immokalee, known for its vast growth of tomatoes, is one of the smallest and poorest towns in Florida. Yet, it is less than 50 miles outside of one of Florida’s wealthiest cities, Naples. 40% of Immokalee’s population lives below the poverty line because it is heavily populated with farm-workers who pick 32-lb buckets of tomatoes for only $.50/bucket daily.
<strong>Where does your donation go?</strong>
Your donation to our mission trip will go directly to the organizations and causes that we are working with during our week in Immokalee, Florida. We will be continuing our partnership with the CIW and Guadalupe Social Services, along with Habitat for Humanity.
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Student Occupational Therapy Association
By SOTA
Help send Student Occupational Therapy Association students to the American Occupational Therapy Association's National Conference in New Orleans this April!
Help send Student Occupational Therapy Association students to the American Occupational Therapy Association's National Conference in New Orleans this April! SOTA <strong>What is SOTA?</strong>
The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is an on-campus organization that consists of students majoring in Occupational Therapy. We provide volunteer opportunities, host guest lecturers from the profession, and generally provide opportunities for professional development to our students. One of those opportunities is to attend the annual <a href="https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/annual-conference.aspx">AOTA conference</a> in New Orleans, Louisiana this coming April. Of the approximately 90 members of SOTA, 20 members will be attending this conference.
<strong>What is AOTA?</strong>
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is a national organization that occupational therapists and occupational therapy students can choose to be a part of. This organization provides many professional development opportunities to its members, such as continuing education credits and webinars, in addition to advocating for occupational therapists’ interests in state and federal government. The annual conference is held to allow professionals and students to share their research, network with one another, and learn more about this diverse profession. This year’s conference is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Below are the titles of the research that will be presented by the members of Duquesne's SOTA:
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<em>Use of a Person-Centered Planning Approach to Encourage Vocational Goal Setting Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities </em>presented by: Dr. Meghan Blaskowitz, Amy Castagnino, Abbey Gore, Lindsay Layer, Katrina McNally and Sarah Scalero
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<em>Exploring the Use of Microsoft Bands to Measure Task-Repetitive Practice </em>presented by: Dr. Elena Donoso Brown, Taylor McElroy, MacKenzie Gough, Fiona Kessler, and Jenna Gallipoli
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<em>Tumble Tots: Outcomes of a Gymnastics Program for Children with Disabilities </em>presented by: Dr. Cayla Leichtenberger
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<em>Uncovering Silent Voices: African Indigenous Practitioners’ Priorities for Culturally Responsive Global Partnerships </em>presented by Dr. Anne Marie Hansen and Katie Gammer
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<strong>Why are we Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are crowdfunding because not every student who wants to go to the AOTA conference would be able to attend without financial assistance. We want to provide the opportunity to our students to have this great experience. We appreciate any amount that you can donate! It will allow our students to have a wonderful professional opportunity.
Students attending AOTA will have the opportunity to:
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<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word! </strong>
Please consider making a donation today to help provide Duquesne SOTA the opportunity to send students to AOTA for this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 can help make a difference. You can also help by spreading the word of this campaign to other who may be interested via social media, email and text. Here is the link to share: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/sota">www.spirit.duq.edu/sota</a>.
<strong>From members of SOTA - Thank you for your support, consideration and generosity!</strong>
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Duquesne in Rome
By Center for Global Engagement
**$7,500 Stretch Goal Announced** Help future Duquesne University students experience the life-changing semester at our Italian Campus in Rome!
**$7,500 Stretch Goal Announced** Help future Duquesne University students experience the life-changing semester at our Italian Campus in Rome! Center for Global Engagement ** STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED **
<em>Thanks to the incredible outpouring of support for the Duecento Scholarship Fund at the Italian Campus. We reached our initial goal of $5,000! We can't thank you all enough for your generosity and support.</em>
<em>We are now setting a new stretch goal of $7,500. There are still two weeks left in the campaign, and each of your contributions help us to continue to support students that have a desire to study abroad, but might not have the funds to do so. Each one of your gifts helps to build the Italian Campus Endowment, which allows us to help Duquesne students have the gift of study abroad.</em>
<em>Even if you can’t make a financial contribution, you can support us by sharing the link to this page with your friends and family. Every dollar and every share goes a long way to helping us be that much more effective in getting students abroad. Grazie mille!</em>
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<strong>Duquesne in Rome</strong>
Since 2001, Duquesne University has offered its students the special opportunity to spend a semester studying in Rome through Duquesne's Italian Campus Program.
An impressive group of largely Rome-based faculty, as well as an occasional visiting professor from the home campus, teach regular Duquesne University courses at the site, so students can experience the richness of this environment while making normal progress toward their degree.
Students who participate in a spring or fall semester at the Italian Campus in Rome enjoy...
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<li>Papal audience in St. Peter's Square with Pope Francis</li>
<li>Classes on-site in the heart of ancient Rome</li>
<li>Cultural exchanges with local Italian students</li>
<li>Making great lifelong friendships</li>
<li>And much, much more!!</li>
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<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
Tuition…room and board…airfare…passports…bus/metro passes…personal spending…the costs for Duquesne students to experience our Italian Campus add up.
This is why donations from alumni and friends are needed to help offset these expensive costs and make this once-in-a-lifetime study abroad opportunity available for ALL students.
<strong>How Your Gift Will Be Used</strong>
Gifts of any amount allow us to:
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<li>Provide our students with Italian Campus Scholarships</li>
<li>Enrich the programming in Rome</li>
<li>Boost the campus library collection</li>
<li>Keep our facilities up-to-date</li>
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<strong>The Impact on Duquesne University Students</strong>
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<em>"I knew this scholarship would drastically change my experience here and without it, it wouldn’t have been nearly the same." - <strong>Morgan Burke</strong></em>
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<em>"I couldn’t have com</em><em>e here if I didn’t have that scholarship…money was tight for me, so I knew the only way to get the full effect of studying abroad was if I had financial help. Once I decided I wanted to come I knew the only way I could go was if I received some scholarship or some sort of financial aid to help me." - <strong>Salvatore Durante</strong></em>
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<em>"I'm half Italian so it's always been my dream to go to Italy and this scholarship made it possible. I actually worked three jobs last summer just to try and pay for this on my own, but it wasn’t enough…I still had a lot of anxiety until I heard that I got the scholarship…having 'that'/'the scholarship' helped bring a weight off my shoulders." - <strong>Marissa Augustine</strong></em>
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<strong>Please Donate Today & Consider Joining The Duecento or The Cento</strong>
All gifts to this crowdfunding campaign will be directed to the <em><strong>Duquesne University Italian Campus Gift Fund</strong></em>, which can be spent immediately to help students attend, buy necessary items for the library and the campus and enrich programming in Rome.
For those who would like to take a leadership role, we ask you to consider joining:
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<li><strong>The Duecento: </strong>a group of 200 donors committing $40 a year for five years for a total gift of $200. This will raise $40,000 for the Italian Campus endowment and help to ensure that students with financial need will always have access to the Italian Campus experience. Members of The Duecento will be permanently recognized at the Italian Campus.</li>
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<li><strong>The Cento:</strong> a group of 100 elite donors committing a minimum of $1,000. One hundred ("cento") alumni and friends, each donating a minimum of $1,000, will endow a $1 million fund. The annual income from this endowed fund will support future students and expenses. Members of The Cento will be permanently recognized at the Italian Campus.</li>
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<strong>Thank You For Your Consideration!</strong>
Thank you for taking the time to visit our crowdfunding page. Please donate now to help support future students who want to study abroad at our Italian Campus. You can provide additional support to this campaign by sharing our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/italy">www.spirit.duq.edu/italy</a> with alumni and friends via e-mail, text message and on social media.
<strong><em>Grazie!</em></strong>
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The Duquesne Duke
By The Duquesne Duke
Support The Duquesne Duke, Duquesne University's award-winning, student-run newspaper. Proudly serving campus since 1925.
Support The Duquesne Duke, Duquesne University's award-winning, student-run newspaper. Proudly serving campus since 1925. The Duquesne Duke <strong><em>Make a Gift to Support The Duquesne Duke</em></strong>
From stressful deadlines to late nights in the newsroom with Milano’s Pizza by our side, former editors and staff of <em>The Duquesne Duke</em> know what a thrilling experience it was to work for this special publication.
Since last December, <em>The Duke</em> has been honored with multiple 2018 Student Keystone Keystone Press Awards and won a Society of Professional Journalist Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award for Breaking News Reporting. This current staff has covered and broken stories that have been picked up by local and national media from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Pittsburgh City Paper, Yahoo Sports, Politico and the Associated Press.
As Christmas approaches, we ask that you make a gift to celebrate this great newspaper and help them continue to provide important coverage. Be their Santa this year! Gifts may be used to help cover the costs of:
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<li>Newspaper printing fees</li>
<li>Cameras, lens, microphones and other equipment</li>
<li>Hotel, transportation and registration for conferences and other reporting trips</li>
<li>Items to enhance <em>The Duke</em>’s online digital efforts</li>
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Gifts of any size will make a difference!
<strong><em>Help Us Spread the Word</em></strong>
Another way to help with this effort is to help us spread the word about this campaign. Please reach out to fellow alumni or post on social media this address – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/theduke18">www.spirit.duq.edu/theduke18</a>. We greatly appreciate your support.
<strong><em>About The Duquesne Duke</em></strong>
<em>The Duquesne Duke</em> is the student-run newspaper of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Established in 1925, the award-winning <em>Duke</em> is published weekly on Thursdays and features Duquesne campus and community news, sports, features, A&E, and opinions of students. Serving as the pulse of the Duquesne community, <em>The Duquesne Duke</em> provides an array of campus news, student opinions, editorials and advertisements.
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Duquesne University Student Veterans Association
By DUSVA
**$5,000 Stretch Goal Announced** Support students in the Duquesne University Student Veterans Association (DUSVA)!
**$5,000 Stretch Goal Announced** Support students in the Duquesne University Student Veterans Association (DUSVA)! DUSVA <em><strong>Special thanks to the Duquesne University of Office of Freshman Development & Special Student Services for an additional $500 donation that was not included in our final crowdfunding total.</strong></em>
** STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED **
Due to the overwhelming generosity of Duquesne University alumni and friends (including a $2,500 donation and a $1,000 donation!), we exceeded our crowdfunding goal with 20 days remaining in the campaign. Thanks to this support, we will be able to fully fund sending three Duquesne Student Veterans to the Student Veterans of America National Conference!
With more time left in our campaign, we have now set a new stretch goal of $5,000. Moving forward, donations above our initial $2,500 goal will be used to create a more soundproof space for students in Duquesne's Veterans Center. This one-of-a-kind quiet room will be a place for our Student Veterans to study, decompress and accommodate any issues they struggle with.
Specifically, donations will be used to purchase:
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<li>sound panels to quiet the noise</li>
<li>white noise machines</li>
<li>items that will make the room service dog friendly and more accommodating to any Student Veterans with physical disabilities</li>
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Such a room would further ensure the success of our Student Veterans on campus.
If you haven't already, please donate today and help spread the word on social media. Thank you for your support!
<strong></strong>** INITIAL CAMPAIGN GOAL - $2,500 **
<strong>Help Send Duquesne University Student Veterans to the Student Veterans of America National Conference</strong>
Every year, Student Veterans of America hosts a <a href="http://conference.studentveterans.org/">National Conference</a> which is the largest annual gathering of student veterans, advocates, thought-leaders, stakeholders, and supporters in higher education in the world.
Many of our students are on the Post 9/11 GI Bill or Vocational Rehabilitation through the VA and aren’t able to work while attending classes at Duquesne. Money’s tight, especially around the holidays to take a trip anywhere.
<strong>Why We Want to Attend the Conference</strong>
Not only will what we learn at the Conference benefit us, but we can also bring that knowledge back to Duquesne's campus to share with our fellow Student Veterans. At the Conference we will:
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<li>Learn about new programs and best practices as well as network with other veterans</li>
<li>Meet employers who are seeking to hire talented Student Veterans to be their future leaders after we graduate from Duquesne</li>
<li>Advance our knowledge and understanding of a wide range of topics relating to veterans in higher education</li>
<li>Explore how to strengthen ties between the veteran and higher education communities</li>
<li>Meet fellow student veterans and veteran alumni</li>
<li>Leave the conference feeling inspired, empowered, motivated, and ready to change the world </li>
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We’d love to send a team of four representatives of the Duquesne University Student Veterans Association. In the 14 year history of the Conference, we’ve never sent any students and this would be a big step forward in growing our program. Our initial goal is to ensure we can definitely send two of our veterans. <strong>YOU</strong> can make that happen!
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"It’s been really exciting to be a part of the Office of Military and Veteran Students working as a work study student this past year and a half. Over the summer, we moved our location to a bigger space in Liebermann Hall and a major passion of mine has been trying to create a better environment for students transitioning from the service through Duquesne. This conference really excites me because it addresses some of the major issues affecting my generation of Veterans and will teach us some new ideas and best practices for improving what we are already doing to make Duquesne University really second to none in the area." -- <em><strong>Joshua Furlong, Student Veteran</strong></em>
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"I want to learn what I can to be able to help the other veterans, as well as non-veteran students, at Duquesne University. There are a lot of unique difficulties as non-traditional students and as veterans. Combining the two labels creates a whole different set of difficulties. Attending this conference will hopefully let me achieve this goal." -- <em><strong>Sara Mancilla, Student Veteran</strong></em>
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"I feel like this is a great opportunity to network with some leaders in the field of psychology and sit in on some panels covering the latest research. Oftentimes, PTSD is glossed over in classes because it’s not the most dominant mental health condition most professionals deal with. I also think it’s a great opportunity to learn how to better our chapter here so we can keep growing." -- <em><strong>George a Joliet, Student Veteran</strong></em>
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<strong>Please Give Today & Help Spread the Word!</strong>
Thank you for taking the time to check out our crowdfunding campaign. We hope we have conveyed to you what a big difference your donation would have on Duquesne University Student Veterans. Please donate today! Also, we ask that you please share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/veterans">www.spirit.duq.edu/veterans</a>) directly with anyone who might be interested in donating or simply post that link on social media.
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American Chemical Society 2018
By American Chemical Society
Give Duquesne University American Chemical Society students the opportunity to present the research they have conducted at Duquesne at a National Conference!
Give Duquesne University American Chemical Society students the opportunity to present the research they have conducted at Duquesne at a National Conference! American Chemical Society Duquesne University's American Chemical Society
Our Duquesne University chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success at Duquesne.
Our organization is consistently one of the most successful student organizations on campus, having won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award the past seven years and the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award the past six years.
We Want to Present Our Duquesne Research on the National Stage But Need Your Support
We have the opportunity to present the research we have conducted as Duquesne University students at the American Chemical Society <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting.html?sc=home_meetings_180815_mtg_%20OR19_od">National Conference</a> this March 31 - April 4, 2019 in Orlando, FL. To do so, we are asking for your generosity to help pay the expenses fees that would make this dream a reality.
In addition of having the honor to represent Duquesne University and gain valuable experience presenting our research, we will also get the chance to:
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<li>Attend poster sessions and special lectures</li>
<li>Meet with mentors and peers in a more laid-back, social setting</li>
<li>Attend the ACS Career Fair and Graduate School Exposition</li>
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Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give us this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQACS!<strong> </strong>
From all of the students in the Duquesne University American Chemical Society - Thank you!
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Duquesne University Dance Team 2018
By The Dukettes
Help send the Duquesne University Dance Team to the 2019 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida!
Help send the Duquesne University Dance Team to the 2019 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida! The Dukettes Goal Exceeded! Donations Still Appreciated!
<strong>December 18:</strong> We are so overwhelmed and thankful to have exceeded our $10,000 crowdfunding goal. We can't thank our generous donors enough for supporting our journey and making us one step closer to competing in Daytona again this April ❤️
There are still 3 days left in our campaign, and any additional donations will go towards:
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<li>costumes</li>
<li>makeup</li>
<li>team meals during the trip</li>
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Please donate today and Go Dukes!
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Support The Dukettes Dance Team on their Journey to Nationals!
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<em>“The Dukettes are an elite team of driven women working together to continue their love for dance and bring positive spirit to Duquesne University.” - Abigail Howloka, Sophomore Dukette </em>
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We are the Duquesne University Dukettes Dance Team, and our journey to compete at the 2019 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida starts with <strong>YOU</strong>.
Last season, we made program history by representing Duquesne in the Division I Jazz category, and we were <a href="https://tv.varsity.com/results/6163189-2018-nca-nda-collegiate-cheer-and-dance-championship/24170">proudly ranked</a> a Top Ten dance team in the nation. This year, we’re raising the bar.
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<em>“When they announced ‘Taking the stage: From Pittsburgh, PA, The Duquesne University Dukettes’ all of the hours spent preparing for nationals suddenly became real.” - Kylee Battles, Sophomore Dukette</em>
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<em>“After finding out that we unexpectedly advanced to the finals, I realized that all the time, pain, and work throughout the season was worth it for those two minutes on stage.” - Kara Reiter, sophomore Dukette</em>
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With a roster of 13 talented, committed, and seasoned dancers, our 2019 team is stronger than ever. Together, we have transformed what being a Dukette means, and representing Duquesne on the national stage for the second year in a row is our greatest goal.
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<em>“Attending nationals as a first time freshman means truly becoming a family. Working for a common goal and achieving that goal brings a team closer than any other experience could.” - Gabriella Godlewski, freshman Dukette</em>
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With the expenses of travel, meals and lodging, costumes, and competition fees, the cost to attend nationals is $1,000 per dancer. Help us make history (again!) and take our program to the next level!
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<em>“Your donation will help us fulfill our dreams, and show the Duquesne community our commitment, work ethic, passion, and drive.” - Maddie Miller, freshman Dukette</em>
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Please Donate Now and Spread the Word!
We hope that you will consider supporting our journey to 2019 Nationals today!
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<li>Please donate today. Gifts of any size make a difference!</li>
<li>We also ask that you please help spread the word. One post can make a tremendous impact! Take a moment to share our campaign on social media: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/dance18">www.spirit.duq.edu/dance18</a>.</li>
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Appellate Moot Court Board
By Duquesne School of Law
Support the Appellate Moot Court Board, which helps Duquesne School of Law students develop their legal writing and oral advocacy skills at competitions.
Support the Appellate Moot Court Board, which helps Duquesne School of Law students develop their legal writing and oral advocacy skills at competitions. Duquesne School of Law <strong>What is the Appellate Moot Court Board?</strong>
The Appellate Moot Court Board provides upper-level law students with the opportunity to develop their legal writing and oral advocacy skills at competitions across the nation. The Moot Court Board has created a collaborative environment for students to work together in writing briefs and preparing oral arguments on real-life legal issues. Not only do our members develop essential legal skills through competing, but they also have the opportunity to network with practicing attorneys and judges at these competitions.
<strong>Success of the Appellate Moot Court Board </strong>
Duquesne’s Appellate Moot Court Board has a strong legacy of success. Just this past year we had four teams, all at different competitions, advance to the semifinals, with numerous students receiving individual rewards and recognition as well.
To highlight just a few of our recent successes: last year, a team of second-year students advanced to the American Bar Association’s National Arbitration Competition and finished as semifinalists. Additionally, a team of three students were named Regional Champions of the National Appellate Advocacy Competition in Brooklyn, New York, and went on to compete at the national semi-finals in Washington, D.C. Lastly, two of our second-year students tied for Best Oralist at the Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Competition.
<strong>How Will Your Donation be Used?</strong>
Each year we hope to send all of our students to a competition. As you may know, competition entry fees, transportation costs, and hotel costs can all add up quickly. Large or small, your donation will directly support our members, ensuring that they can compete and represent Duquesne Law.
<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
With your help we can continue to build on this program’s tradition of excellence. Please consider donating today! Another way to support is to spread the word by sharing this page with family, friends, and even other past members of the Board.
Also, stay connected with the Board by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DuqLawAMCB">following us on Facebook</a>. Also, keep up to date on our success by visiting <a href="https://www.law.duq.edu/student-life/appellate-advocacy">our website</a>.
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Sam Nolan, President of the Appellate Moot Court Board, at <a href="mailto:nolans1@duq.edu">nolans1@duq.edu</a>.
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School Of Pharmacy Haiti Global Health Experience
By School of Pharmacy
Support Duquesne University School of Pharmacy students who will take care of patients and provide pharmacy services to the community of Cap Haitien, Haiti.
Support Duquesne University School of Pharmacy students who will take care of patients and provide pharmacy services to the community of Cap Haitien, Haiti. School of Pharmacy <strong>Who we are</strong>
We are a group of six pharmacy students (Danielle Schillero, Brooke Lalley, Rachel West, Amberly Morningstar, Sydney Keremes, and Camryn Vecera) who will be participating in a global health trip to Cap Haitien, Haiti in March 2019.
<strong>Our connection with Haiti</strong>
Several years ago, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy faculty members Dr Jordan Covvey and Dr Kevin Tidgewell were introduced to Christopher Pfeiffer, Executive Director of the <a href="http://espwa.com/">Espwa Foundation</a>, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving in Cap Haitien, Haiti through projects in medical missions as well as work, family and ministry support. Drs Covvey and Tidgewell were impressed with the long-standing relationships and locally-focused mission used by the Espwa Foundation, and embarked on a partnership to get students involved to further the work being done.
In 2017, the first pharmacy student team (including Briana Schreckengost, Thomas Handerhan, Tess Calcagno, Kelly Mazzei, Allison Kachel and Nathan Gartland) traveled to Haiti along with Chris, Jordan and Kevin for a Spring-Break Away trip. During this week in Cap Haitien, the students focused primarily on providing assistance to St Anthony’s Medical Clinic, a primary medical clinic serving local residents in Cap Haitien. The clinic is staffed by two local doctors, Dr Eugene Maklin and Dr Rodlin Paul. Students helped to triage patients (taking blood pressures and heart rates), shadow the doctors, dispense medications from the pharmacy, organize supplies and worked to develop a clinic intake form in Haitian Creole. The clinic subsists on donated medications to treat a local population without other avenues to access care for chronic disease, infections and other ailments.
Other activities for the week included tours of healthcare facilities in Cap Haitien, learning about local culture, meeting with partners for Espwa’s other local projects, and a visit to a beautiful Haitian beach. This initial group of students were so engaged by their experience in Haiti that Drs Covvey and Tidgewell have committed to creating a longitudinal partnership with Espwa and St Anthony’s Medical Clinic, with hopes to continue bringing students to Haiti to help and learn, and to provide financial support for the amazing work being done. Read more about our inaugural trip <a href="https://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/pharmacy/news/six-student-pharmacists-reflect-on-global-health-experience-in-haiti">here</a>.
<strong>Facts about Haiti</strong>
Most people know Haiti as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and the location of a 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 217,000 people and rendered more than 2 million others homeless. Following this, an outbreak of cholera hit Haiti, killing more than 9,000 additional people.
However, there is much more to know about Haiti. Cap Haitien is home to the Citadel, the largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere. In 1801, ex-slave Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt of nearly ½ million slaves in the Cap-Haitien area against French colonists to establish the first black republic in the world. The country subsequently was the first in the hemisphere to abolish slavery, a full 65 years prior to the United States. The country today continues to have a rich culture, including an emphasis on Catholic faith, music/dance, a love of football (soccer) and a focus on family. Haitians have bright smiles, warm hearts and an overwhelming kindness in their nature.
Cap Haitien enjoys a close relationship with the Pittsburgh region. A number of local Pittsburgh churches regularly attend mission trips in Cap Haitien, and a major orphanage in Cap Haitien (EBAC) was started by two women from the local Western Pennsylvania area. In a way, Pittsburgh and Cap Haitien function as ‘sister cities.’
<strong>Our plans for this trip</strong>
Continuing our work from last year, we will be travelling again to Cap Haitien this year. Students will be spending their Spring Break donating their time, money and energy to work with St. Anthony’s Medical Clinic to identify and assist with local healthcare needs. It is hopeful that this year we can help to improve medication dispensing in the clinic through using picture labeling to help patients take their medicine more easily.
<strong>Our impacts in Haiti and here at Duquesne University</strong>
Our global health mission focuses on building a long-lasting relationship with partners, and focusing on locally-communicated needs, rather than a model that has us visit Haiti intermittently to ‘save the day.’ The Espwa Foundation has spent considerable time fostering relationships through a model of sustainability, and we are privileged to help further this goal.
Through this work, a transformational change in our students occurs, where their eyes and hearts become more open to the world around them. They are able to apply Duquesne’s mission of service within their own profession, and see the changes they can make in the world.
<strong>What your donations provide</strong>
Our students financially support this trip and our expenses, on top of significant student loans to complete their pharmacy education. Therefore, any donation is helpful to allow us to offset costs for their time in Cap-Haitien, and for the work they are doing in the clinic.
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word on Social Media</strong>
We ask that you please donate today and follow along for updates at #PharmDUHaiti!
Thank you!
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Duquesne University Pep Band
By Pep Band
**$5,000 Stretch Goal Announced** Support the Duquesne Pep Band, a group of students from all disciplines who share a love for music and Duquesne athletics.
**$5,000 Stretch Goal Announced** Support the Duquesne Pep Band, a group of students from all disciplines who share a love for music and Duquesne athletics. Pep Band ** STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED **
<em>Thanks to the incredible outpouring of support for the Pep Band, we reached our initial goal of $1,500 in less than 48 hours! We can’t thank you all enough for your generosity and support. </em>
<em>We are now setting a new stretch goal of $5,000. There are still a few weeks left in the campaign, and each of your contributions help us to grow our organization by providing better and newer equipment, keeping our instruments in working order, and helping to offset each student’s personal costs associated with expenses such as travel and uniforms. </em>
<em>Even if you can’t make a financial contribution, you can support us by sharing the link to this page with your friends and family. Every dollar and every share goes a long way to helping us be that much more effective in supporting our athletic teams. Go Dukes!</em>
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<strong>The Duquesne University Pep Band</strong>
Home-court and field advantage can be the difference between a win and a loss for the Dukes, but only if energy from the fans is there to create this spirited environment. The Duquesne University Pep Band provides the spark that generates this enthusiasm at home games and the soundtrack for a fun game atmosphere.
<strong>Cheering on Our Dukes!</strong>
The Pep Band performs at all home women’s, men’s basketball games and football games – which is around 40 games a year. We also perform at special events on campus and throughout Pittsburgh. We have seen a resurgence the last few years – growing from only 15 student-members to more than 60.
<strong>Adding to the Duquesne University Student Experience </strong>
Not only does the Pep Band provide a great experience for Duquesne crowds and our student-athletes, but our members also experience many benefits.
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<li>We get to experience the thrill of performing in front of a live audience</li>
<li>We get to relieve the stress associated with being a college student by playing and instrument and interacting with friends</li>
<li>And, our members do not need to be a music major, so it gives all Duquesne students the chance to perform, form new friendships and share their love of music</li>
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<strong>But We Need Your Support to Add to Our Success!</strong>
Unfortunately, this all comes at a cost. Unlike high schools that provide instruments and uniforms for all of their band members, Duquesne’s Pep Band does not have that luxury. While the University has supplied some financial support, many students have to purchase their own instrument and uniform. Even used instruments are expensive – from $700 trumpets and trombones to $2,000 flutes and saxophones.
Donations to our crowdfunding campaign would take this financial burden off of the current members and give students of all financial backgrounds the opportunity to join.
In addition, there would be these additional benefits if our number of members increased.
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<li>Students would have the opportunity to take games off to re-charge or focus on studies, as current members are required to be at every game so we have a full array of instruments</li>
<li>We could perform at more community events and possibly add a drum line or marching band to our arsenal</li>
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<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word</strong>
This is the first time in many years the Duquesne University Pep Band has reached out to its fans and asked for their support. Whether you were a member of the Pep Band while at Duquesne or just enjoy hearing us at Dukes games, we hope you will take a moment today to donate to our crowdfunding campaign. Gifts of any size are greatly appreciated!
Another way to help is by spreading the word about our campaign. Please share our page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/pepband18">www.spirit.duq.edu/pepband18</a>) via social media, e-mail, text or even the old fashioned word of mouth!
Thank you and Go Dukes!
<em>We’ll sing hooray for the Red and Blue, A big hooray for the Red and Blue;</em> <em><em>For the flag we love on to victory, And when the foe is down, we will raise a mighty shout </em> <em>And sing hooray for the Red and Blue; We’re all your sons and daughters true. </em> <em>Now with all your might, give them fight, fight, fight for the grand old Red and Blue.</em></em>
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Pure Thirst 2018
By Pure Thirst
Enhance the experience of Duquesne University Pure Thirst students as they travel to Olkokola, Tanzania and aid that community with their water crisis.
Enhance the experience of Duquesne University Pure Thirst students as they travel to Olkokola, Tanzania and aid that community with their water crisis. Pure Thirst <strong>What is Pure Thirst?</strong>
The mission of Pure Thirst is to work with the Olkokola community in northern Tanzania in its effort to gain better access to clean water, while teaching students how to be agents of positive change in our world. Grounded in the Spiritan tradition, Pure Thirst embraces the building of authentic relationships while walking with those on the margins.
Pure Thirst works with Spiritans, Duquesne faculty, and community leaders in Olkokola as they explore ways to increase water access and improve water quality.
<strong>How have we made an impact in the Olkokola, Tanzania community?</strong>
The summer of 2019 will mark our fourth trip to Olkokola. This is guided by Duquesne’s Spiritan-inspired mission, where we value authentic relationships and work in the same location to help affect positive change over time. On our trips to Olkokola we:
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<li>meet many of the community members and form relationships with them</li>
<li>hear from the local water board about their priorities and needs to gain a better understanding of the community's relationship with water, its challenges, and how we can work as a partner to hopefully improve access to clean water</li>
<li>visit two primary schools and teach lessons on the importance of proper hand washing</li>
<li>test the filters printed here in Duquesne’s 3D printing lab for effectiveness in removing dangerous levels of fluoride from the water</li>
<li>map the water access points so we can see the areas where access is still lacking</li>
<li>use purchased equipment to test the water for exceedingly high levels of minerals, as well as dangerous bacteria</li>
<li>travel around the Olkokola region to collect and test water samples to see what contaminants are impacting the water supply at each access point</li>
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<strong>How will your donation be used? </strong>
While we are proud of all these accomplishments, our work is far from done! Your donations are needed to make all of this possible.
Your donation will help to fund our continued work in the region from supplies for the school on water education to equipment that will help us better understand where the best water access points are in the community to equipment that will assist in testing the water. We eagerly await the chance to continue our work, but we can’t do it alone! Please consider donating!
<strong>Please donate today and help us spread the word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to this special project. Another way to help is to spread the word is by sharing this page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst18">www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst18</a> - with family, friends and on social media. Stay connected with Pure Thirst by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apurethirst/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>. Thank you!
Questions? Contact Luci-Jo DiMaggio, Duquesne University Director of Mission Animation, at <a href="mailto:dimaggi171@duq.edu?subject=Pure%20Thirst%20Crowdfunding%20Campaign">dimaggi171@duq.edu</a>.
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Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2018
By DU Equestrian Team
Support the Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2018!
Support the Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2018! DU Equestrian Team The Duquesne University Equestrian Team (DUET), an officially recognized Club Sport at Duquesne University, provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding.
We are a continuously growing team with 15 active student-athlete riders who are proud to represent this great University. DUET adds to our educational experience we receive at Duquesne because it allows us to:
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<li>Create friendships with other students who also share a love of riding</li>
<li>Compete at shows with other collegiate-level riders</li>
<li>Escape the hectic atmosphere of academic studies by participating in this fun and exciting sport</li>
<li>Give those who have not previously ridden the opportunity to learn about and experience riding</li>
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<strong>Recent Accomplishments</strong>
DUET team members regularly win ribbons during season show competition for their individual riding skills. A number of our team members over the years have won individual ribbons placing in the top three. Among these accomplishments are riders placing in the top ten at regionals, as well as being ranked in the top 7 as a team in our region.
We now need the support of alumni, family and friends to help take our efforts to the next level!
<strong>Why Do We Need Donations?</strong>
DUET riders are tasked with all:
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<li>Personal expenses for traveling to regular season and regional show competitions</li>
<li>Personal coaching fees for the fall and spring seasons</li>
<li>Coaching fees for each show</li>
<li>Show travel costs</li>
<li>Riding apparel</li>
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Due to these expenses, cost is a main reason students do not join DUET. Donations will help to off-set these costs, lessen the financial burden on students and continue a vigorous team that will give other students the chance to be involved in future seasons.
More specifically, the funds will be used during the 2018 season to provide each individual DUET rider the chance to compete in at least two classes at each show.
<strong>How You Can Help…</strong>
There are two main ways you can keep the Duquesne University Equestrian Team alive and thriving with talented riders:
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<li>Please make a donation today by clicking on the “Give Now!” button. Even a donation of $10 will help us reach our goal!</li>
<li>Do you know someone with a passion for riding who might be interested in supporting our team? Please tell them about this campaign and share this link – <a href="https://www.spirit.duq.edu/duet18">www.spirit.duq.edu/duet18</a> – on social media.</li>
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Out of all the Club Sports and Athletic Teams at Duquesne University, DUET was the FIRST to host a crowdfunding campaign on <em>Spirit</em>. A successful campaign will help make others aware that Duquesne has a prominent Equestrian Team on campus that our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends can all be proud of. Go Dukes!
<strong>Don't Forget to Follow Us on Social Media!</strong>
Connect with the Duquesne University Equestrian Team on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqequestrianteam">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqequestrian/">Instagram</a>.
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Duquesne ACS Graduate Student Symposium National Meeting
By GSSPC
Help our Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) host the ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Boston, MA in memory of Dr. Madura.
Help our Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) host the ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Boston, MA in memory of Dr. Madura. GSSPC <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are a group of chemistry graduate students at the Duquesne University Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences who have been selected as the <a href="http://dugsspc.weebly.com">Fall 2018 Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC)</a>. The <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting.html?sc=home_meetings_180116_mtg_BO18_od">National Meeting & Expo</a> "Frontiers in Computational Chemistry: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Experiment, A Symposium in Memory of Dr. Jeffry D. Madura" will take place August 19-23, 2018 in Boston, MA.
<strong>What is GSSPC?</strong>
At each American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting since 2005, a group of graduate students from different universities has been selected to prepare and host a symposium. Duquesne University was selected to host this year's symposium. The GSSPC provides unique networking, leadership, and hands-on opportunities for graduate students on a professional level. Furthermore, each GSSPC is responsible for choosing and mentoring a subsequent GSSPC.
<strong>What is our theme?</strong>
Our symposium is focused on highlighting the recent advancements in computational chemistry and its broader impact on the chemical enterprise. We are inviting speakers whose research interests aligned well with the late <a href="http://dugsspc.weebly.com/our-theme.html">Dr. Jeffry D. Madura</a>, or colleagues that he knew personally. We aspire to narrow the gap between computational and experimental methods by showcasing an interdisciplinary approach to research. It is crucial to understand how computation and experiment can complement each other in chemical research. Dr. Madura had collaborators throughout both fields, and we aim to showcase this at our symposium.
<strong>How can your donation help?</strong>
All donations received will be used to support the travel of our <a href="http://dugsspc.weebly.com/speakers.html">speakers</a> from all across the country to Boston, including housing and ACS registration. In addition, money will be utilized to aid our graduate student committee in traveling and with registration.
<strong>THANK YOU for your kindness and consideration. Please donate now and help spread the word on social media!</strong>
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Mission Trip: Dominican Republic '18
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Enrich the mission experience of 10 Duquesne University students who will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic!
Enrich the mission experience of 10 Duquesne University students who will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic! Spiritan Campus Ministry <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are a group of 10 Duquesne University students traveling to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. This trip is sponsored by Spiritan Campus Ministry to continue building the relationship started in 2008 with Our Lady of Hope Parish.
<strong>Where are we going?</strong>
This July, we will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic, where we will be working with Our Lady of Hope Parish (Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza). The parish is located in barrio Villa Liberación, which is north of San Juan.
<strong>What are we doing?</strong>
We will be working together with the parish youth group to facilitate a day camp for children ages 6-10 focused on structured play and mentorship. Additionally, funds raised will be used to assist in medical supplies and home repair expenses for the elderly and infirm of the area. While we are there, we will be able to visit with recipients of the funding.
In addition to running the camp, we will spend time with members of the community through home visits, tours of the area, and free time spent with the teens.
<strong>How can your donation help?</strong>
In addition to this trip enriching our educational experience as Duquesne University students, funds raised will be used to help provide the community with:
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<li>Camp supplies</li>
<li>Medical supplies for the elderly and infirm</li>
<li>New roofing/home repair</li>
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<strong>Please donate today and help spread the word on social media! Thank you!</strong>
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DU Infinity and Beyond NASA Challenge
By DU Infinity and Beyond
Help send DU Infinity and Beyond students to Houston, TX so they can compete in NASA's Micro-g NExT competition!
Help send DU Infinity and Beyond students to Houston, TX so they can compete in NASA's Micro-g NExT competition! DU Infinity and Beyond DU Infinity and Beyond is a group of enthusiastic Duquesne University undergraduates from Biomedical Engineering and Physics who have accepted a challenge posted by NASA to create a device be used aboard the international space station (ISS) in microgravity. Our group chose the zip-tie challenge. The zip-tie challenge (<a href="https://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/docs/2018%20Challenge%20Document.pdf">shown here</a> on page 8) involves the cutting of zip-ties in space.
However, there’s a problem. Before we can get our zip tie device to space, we need to get to Houston, Texas where we can compete in the Micro-g NExT competition to see how our device holds up under simulated space situations in NASA’s underwater testing facility. We have budgeted $5,000 for this trip as we are going to have most of our team in attendance (as well as the faculty mentor) so that we can troubleshoot any problems that might occur while we are there.
You might think, why does NASA need to cut zip-ties in space? Surely, they use something a little more expensive or specialized to attach things than those funny little plastic things people use to organize power cords here on earth. It turns out that zip-ties are one of the best (from a cost and physical perspective) methods of attaching materials inside and outside of the space shuttle in order to prevent unnecessary movement during launch and other activities. Unfortunately, the drawback to zip-ties is that they tend to be rather permanent and cannot be easily undone without cutting them. Therefore, once the astronauts arrive in space they are required to cut the zip-ties in order to use the instruments and materials they need to do all the fun “space stuff” they do up there.
Why doesn’t NASA just buy one of these and take it into space? (This is a “terrestrial zip tie cutter”) The answer to that is NASA cannot use one of the terrestrial zip-tie cutters because unlike here on Earth where gravity prevents objects from accelerating substantially anywhere but down, in space the story is more complex since there is very little gravity (microgravity) and so when a zip-tie is cut (the zip tie is under tension when it is applied) the tension is released all at once which can cause the zip tie to become a dangerous fast moving projectile that can damage equipment, space suits, and even hurt people in some cases. Therefore, NASA’s challenge requires that the zip tie device captures the zip-ties in order to prevent accidentally poking someone’s eye out or destroying a 150 billion dollar space station with a 10 cent piece of plastic and a series of very unfortunate events. Additionally, in order to protect astronauts outside in the vacuum of space, they must wear extremely thick environmental suits (space suits) and very thick gloves (similar to hockey gloves) that prevent their ability to use small, delicate tools that we commonly find here on Earth.
Therefore, the DU Infinity and Beyond team was created to potentially help NASA with this fundamental problem. We have designed a zip tie device that can be used in microgravity that should overcome the previous issues mentioned. Of course, NASA isn’t just going to take our word for it, they are going to test our device in their state of the art microgravity simulating pool that has an actual functional model of the space station submerged in it so that they can test devices such as our zip tie device before it is sent into space. If you’d like to learn more about this, check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=3gfDBX6ZmYU">here</a>.
Overall, the DU Infinity and Beyond team is very excited to go to Houston to test our state of the art space and water ready zip tie device for the competition. Check out last year’s competition and get an idea of what we’ll be doing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2131&v=z5WgTvL9nLE">here</a>.
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Team Human Science: Psychology Department
By Team Human Science
Support Duquesne University psychology professors running the Pittsburgh Marathon by giving students the opportunity to study abroad.
Support Duquesne University psychology professors running the Pittsburgh Marathon by giving students the opportunity to study abroad. Team Human Science <strong>WHO WE ARE</strong>
We are faculty and staff from the Duquesne University Psychology Department who want to raise funds that support our psychology students. To raise awareness for this crowdfunding campaign we have formed<em><strong> Team Human Science</strong></em>, which consists of eight members from our department who will run as a relay team in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 6!
<strong>WHY WE ARE CROWDFUNDING</strong>
We want to raise money to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students who would like to attend one of the Spring Breakaway or Study Abroad courses offered in our Department.
Over the years, we have been frustrated by the fact that some of our brightest and most committed students cannot afford to take advantage of these courses. And, inasmuch as lifelong friendships and deep social learning take place, we would also like our trips to be much more diverse than they sometimes are, such that friendships happen precisely across ethnic, racial, and class boundaries for example.
<strong>WHY SPRING BREAKAWAY AND STUDY ABROAD IS SO IMPORTANT</strong>
Spring Breakaway and Study Abroad programs provide unique opportunities for learning, and life changing experiences. Some of our Breakaway courses include:
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<li><em>Science, Psychology, and the Holocaust</em>: where students visit Vienna (Freud’s home is on the itinerary, of course) and Krakow (Auschwitz-Birkenau being the somber and sobering destination)</li>
<li><em>Science and Faith:</em> where students visit Rome and Geneva, and where the search for the “God particle” at the Hadron collider challenges students to a uniquely experiential struggle with the very title of the course</li>
<li><em>The Psychology of Human Experience</em> breakaway to London which includes visits to the Tate Modern, the National Gallery, Oxford and Cambridge, a walking tour of all the famous sites of the city and a Thames cruise.</li>
<li>Plus, future summer offerings that will take students to Tanzania, South Africa and Namibia</li>
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<strong>WHAT YOUR DONATION SUPPORTS</strong>
Your donation is a tax-deductible gift to Duquesne University that will directly benefit our students. These donations will help defray the costs for students to study abroad by paying for expensive fees, such as: educational materials, food, transportation and hotel accommodations.
<strong>DONATE TODAY AND CHEER US ON SUNDAY, MAY 6!</strong>
<em><strong>Team Human Science</strong></em> is training hard for our relay in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 6. Each run leading up to the big day is dedicated to our wonderful students and our hope to give many of them this travel abroad experience that will make their time at Duquesne even more special.
Please consider making a donation of $26.20 (the number of miles in the relay marathon), or whatever amount is comfortable for you. Another way to help our effort is to spread word of this page – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/psych18">www.spirit.duq.edu/psych18</a> – via social media, e-mail and text.
We will be sure to post progress updates, and hopefully–with your support–photos and an account of the breakaway experience for the student(s) you will have sponsored.
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Honors College: August Wilson Birthday Celebration
By Honors College
Help Duquesne Honors College students in Dr. Erik Garrett's "Honors Seminar: Social Justice" class host a special August Wilson Birthday Celebration.
Help Duquesne Honors College students in Dr. Erik Garrett's "Honors Seminar: Social Justice" class host a special August Wilson Birthday Celebration. Honors College <strong>Who are we?</strong>
<em>Featured on Pg. 22 in the <a href="http://www.duq.edu/assets/Documents/public-affairs/magazine/_pdf/Spring_2018_DU_Magazine.pdf">DU Magazine</a>.</em>
We are Honors College students in Dr. Erik Garrett's "Honors Seminar: Social Justice" class where the goal is to bridge the gap between the community and the University by allowing students to gain a greater understanding for the people in neighborhoods that are quite different from where they grew up. As a part of the class we work to further the seven-year partnership between Duquesne University's Honors College and the Daisy Wilson Artist Community and the August Wilson House, mainly through the planning and executing of the traditional August Wilson Block Party in the Hill District.
<strong>Why are we Crowdfunding?</strong>
To help us directly engage and learn about the Hill District and the people who live there we are in charge of planning and executing activities for children during the Block Party. Our class, along with other Duquesne University student groups will set up tables around the event with varying activities geared towards keeping the children occupied and engaged.
We are crowdfunding to cover the costs of:
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<li>small prizes for children’s goody bags</li>
<li>art supplies</li>
<li>decorations</li>
<li>transportation for the community via a loop bus</li>
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Additionally, our class wants to spread the word about this amazing event to the greater Pittsburgh community.
For more details about this event please follow this link <a href="https://www.augustwilsonbirthdaycelebration.com">www.augustwilsonbirthdaycelebration.com</a>.
<strong>Please Give Now and Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to help the collaboration between Duquesne University students and the Daisy Wilson Artist Community and August Wilson House. Any donation will help in our effort to make this block party a success. You can also help by spreading the word about this campaign to others via social media, e-mail, and text.
Thank you!
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Best Buddies
By Best Buddies
Support Best Buddies, which creates friendships between Duquesne students with individuals in the community who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Support Best Buddies, which creates friendships between Duquesne students with individuals in the community who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Best Buddies <strong>What is Best Buddies?</strong>
Best Buddies is an international organization that matches students with individuals in the community who are 18 years or older and have intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in one-to-one friendship.
<strong>Best Buddies at Duquesne University</strong>
At Duquesne University, our Best Buddies Chapter has 309 total members, including over 100 one-to-one friendships and over another 100 associate members. Our chapter hosts events throughout the year to help these relationships flourish and help promote inclusion on our campus.
<em>Some of the events include: </em>
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<li>Holiday Party (Halloween Costume Party, Valentine’s Day Ball)</li>
<li>Talent Show</li>
<li>Duquesne Sporting Events</li>
<li>Public Outings- Disney On Ice</li>
<li>Board Game Days</li>
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<strong>Our Biggest Event of the Year: The Spread the Word to End the Word Concert!</strong>
The Spread the Word to End the Concert is a national campaign created by Best Buddies International and Special Olympics to raise awareness about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed)” in everyday speech. This annual event is held at several college campuses and encourages people to pledge to eliminate the derogatory use of the “r-word,” promoting our message of the inclusion of people with IDD to a wider audience.
This year's concert, which is expected to have 450 attendees (will update), will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 6-9 p.m. in the Duquesne Union Ballroom.
<strong>Why We Need Your Support</strong>
We need donations in order to defray the costs of our events and provide the best opportunities for our buddies! Your donation will help cover the costs of past events, make our Spread the Word to End the Word Concert a success and provide a memorable experiences for all of our buddies.
<em>Your donations will allow us to help pay for Concert:</em>
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<li>T-shirts</li>
<li>Refreshments</li>
<li>Decorations</li>
<li>Performers and their Travel/Hotel Expenses</li>
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Not only will the money be used to support our concert, but any remaining money will be carried over to help fund more events in the upcoming school year!
<strong>How You Can Help</strong>
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<li><strong>Donate Now:</strong> Make a gift today, of any amount, to help us reach our goal and support this important program that means so much to so many. Even a donation of $10 will make a tremendous difference!</li>
<li><strong>Help us Spread the Word: </strong>Another way to make a big impact on our campaign is by helping to spread the word. Please share our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies18">www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies18</a> via social media, e-mail and text and encourage your friends and family to make a donation.</li>
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<strong>Thank You!</strong>
From all of us students in Duquesne University’s Best Buddies Chapter and on behalf of our buddies, thank you for your consideration and support!
Make sure to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Best-Buddies-at-Duquesne-231462710315650/">Facebook</a> for regular updates about Best Buddies and to see your donation in action!
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Public Interest Law Association Fellowships
By PILA
Help us offer summer fellowships to law students who will provide free legal services to communities that do not have access to justice.
Help us offer summer fellowships to law students who will provide free legal services to communities that do not have access to justice. PILA <strong>What is the Public Interest Law Association?</strong>
Since our founding in 1993, the Public Interest Law Association (PILA) is the law student organization that provides support and community to students interested in public interest law careers at Duquesne Law School. We host networking events and information sessions on debt relief and fellowship opportunities. Our students also participate in pro bono activities each year. Finally, we spend a great deal of time fundraising to support our PILA Fellows.
<strong>Why are we raising money?</strong>
Each year, PILA raises money to provide fellowships for law students working in public interest organizations that provide direct client services to low-income people. PILA Fellowships are meant to cover the living expenses of fellows with unpaid public interest positions. These fellowships are crucial in ensuring that students are able to obtain the internship experiences necessary to pursue careers in public interest law. PILA Fellows also represent Duquesne Law School in their communities, bringing to life Duquesne’s mission of serving God by serving others.
<strong>What kinds of services do PILA Fellows provide?</strong>
PILA Fellows work in a variety of settings, such as civil legal aid organizations, public defender offices, and other nonprofits that provide free legal services.
Adrienne Box, a 2016 PILA Fellow, describes her experience as a PILA Fellow at the Allegheny County Office of Conflict Counsel: “I had a wonderful experience working in the Dependency Division, which represents children within the child welfare system. During my summer as a Law Clerk, I strengthened my legal research and writing skills, observed dependency proceedings in court, and accompanied the attorneys and the staff social worker on visits with clients in the community or at home. I participated in all facets of the clients’ cases, which included addressing their educational and health needs. This allowed me to experience firsthand what it is like to be a zealous advocate for every client. It was inspiring to learn from such passionate child advocates and I am grateful for all that I learned during my time at Conflict Counsel. This experience was invaluable and furthered my interest in pursuing a career as a public interest attorney.”
Stephanie Novak describes her experience as a 2017 PILA Fellow: “I was able to accept an unpaid internship with Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services, which provides legal representation and guidance to underserved low and middle-income clients in order to solve complex environmental challenges. I worked directly with clients on permit appeals, zoning and land use challenges, permit enforcement, nuisance suits, and citizen suits. I gained experience drafting and editing pleadings, briefs, and motions and performing legal research on environmental laws.”
<strong>How does a PILA Fellowship impact a student?</strong>
PILA Fellows are often inspired by their experiences to continue serving marginalized communities after their fellowships have ended.
Taylor Frey, a 2017 PILA Fellow, explains how the PILA Fellowship has inspired her to pursue pro bono opportunities: “I was fortunate enough to intern with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project in their Pittsburgh office. In the future, I would like to donate my time to the PA Innocence Project and work pro bono on their behalf because I’ve seen the impact the organization has on the criminal justice system and in educating others on wrongful conviction. I am very grateful for the experiences I gained from the internship as well as the PILA Fellowship.”
Natalie Tupta, a 2017 PILA Fellow, says the PILA Fellowship is helping her pursue a public interest career. “I came to law school knowing I wanted to pursue a career serving others, and the PILA Fellowship supported my internship at The Bronx Defenders, which was an important step on my path towards my public interest career.”
Stephanie Novak, a 2017 PILA Fellow, explains how the PILA Fellowship is helping her accomplish her goal to transition from the role of an organizer to an advocate: “The experience encouraged me to play an active role in the Duquesne Law student community. I now serve as Vice President of the Environmental Law Society and Treasurer of the Public Interest Law Association. In these roles, I hope to empower my fellow classmates to live by our mission statement, <em>Salus Populi Suprema Lex</em>, or ‘the welfare of the people is the highest law.’ I will continue to explore potential career paths in public interest law. This field needs compassionate advocates who understand the intersectionality of different social issues such as poverty, racism, and environmental justice.”
<strong>Please donate and help us reach our goal of supporting our 2018 PILA Fellows. Thank you for your generous support. </strong>
<em><strong>If you are a current or future Duquesne Law School student and you are interested in learning more about PILA, please contact PILA President Natalie Tupta at <a href="mailto:tuptan@duq.edu">tuptan@duq.edu</a>.</strong></em>
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START-Play Hackers
By START-Play Hackers
Help give children with disabilities the opportunity to play!
Help give children with disabilities the opportunity to play! START-Play Hackers Who We Are – START-Play Hackers (Sitting Together and Reaching To–Play)
Giving children with disabilities the opportunity to play – that’s the mission of START-Play Hackers.
Play is critical to early brain development. Enjoying the play activity itself is the primary motivation for cognitive, social, and motor growth in childhood, as opposed to routine learning and memory. Play, as a vehicle for learning and as a joyful activity, is limited in children who have Cerebral Palsy or a disorder with similar physical limitations. Children with disabilities are unable to experience the joy and excitement of playing with many toys that you find on the shelves at Toys R’ Us and their reduced exposure to play may restrict their development of motor, perceptual and cognitive skills.
That’s where START-Play Hackers comes in.
This student organization, comprised of Duquesne University students from different science disciplines – occupational therapy, physical therapy and biomedical engineering – meet weekly to address the individual needs of children with disabilities. The interdisciplinary collaboration allows students to use their knowledge from various majors to find solutions to these unique issues. The students then work together to hack functional toys so that these children can enjoy all of the benefits that come along with play.
The students re-wire and modify switches and controls of the toys so they can be adapted for children with disabilities and motor impairments. It’s all completed with low-cost resources to customize these toys so they are safe, functional and affordable.
An Example of START-Play Hackers in Action
In one particular example, the organization learned of a child with muscle weakness who was unable to drive an electric toy car because he did not have enough strength to press a small button located in the center of the steering wheel. The students replaced that small push button with a large red switch button, added a contoured back for head and trunk support and a seatbelt and foam-covered guardrails on each side for safety.
<a href="https://youtu.be/4HxCpFMlQSY">Click here</a> to watch a video of the child being able to drive the car thanks to the START-Play Hackers students.
Who We Help
START-Play Hackers works with families in the greater Pittsburgh area, as well as institutions such as the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind.
Why We Need Donations
START-Play Hackers use ingenuity and outside-the-box thinking to hack toys in the cheapest way possible, but donations are needed to help us enhance our current efforts and take our organization to the next level. Your gift will allow us to:
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<li>Purchase toys that we can hack and adapt so children with disabilities can enjoy like any other child</li>
<li>Buy the necessary tools to re-wire and modify switches and controls</li>
<li>Host STEM outreach events for schools in the surrounding area to teach younger students how to adapt toys</li>
<li>Provide transportation to visit facilities and families where toys are being donated</li>
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Please Donate Today and Spread the Word
We hope you will help us play a key role in giving these children the opportunity to play. Please donate today and help us spread the word about our campaign by sharing our page with family, friends, colleagues and on social media! #DUQPlay
We can’t wait to keep our donors informed about the impact your gifts will have on the children of the greater Pittsburgh area. Thank you!
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Immaculée Ilibagiza at Duquesne University
By Center for African Studies
Help the Center for African Studies host a free event with Rwandan genocide survivor and New York Times best-selling author Immaculée Ilibagiza.
Help the Center for African Studies host a free event with Rwandan genocide survivor and New York Times best-selling author Immaculée Ilibagiza. Center for African Studies A Story of Faith, Hope and Forgiveness
On April 3, 2018, <a href="http://www.duq.edu/about/centers-and-institutes/center-for-african-studies/about-the-center">The Center for African Studies</a> and Duquesne University will welcome <a href="https://www.immaculee.com/pages/about">Immaculée Ilibagiza</a> to our campus and the City of Pittsburgh for a special presentation in the Duquesne Union Ballroom. In the Spirit of Duquesne, we have made this a FREE event that is open to public so we can hear first-hand Ilibagiza’s incredible story about faith, hope and the power of forgiveness.
Who is Immaculée Ilibagiza?
For three terrifying months during the horrific 1994 TUTSI genocide in RWANDA, Ilibagiza and seven other women hid for their lives in the tiny, secret bathroom of a local minister. During that time, an estimated 800,000 people—including nearly all of Ilibagiza’s family—were brutally murdered.
Ilibagiza not only survived the genocide, but emerged as a fierce advocate for peace and reconciliation. She has published several books, including the <em>New York Times</em> best-selling <a href="https://www.immaculee.com/collections/books/products/left-to-tell-by-immaculee-signed"><em>Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust</em></a>.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We want the entire Duquesne and Pittsburgh communities to be able to attend this special event so we have made admission FREE. Your donation to this crowdfunding campaign will allow us to offset costs associated with this event, such as:
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Please donate today and join us on April 3!
We would greatly appreciate your support of this campaign. Please donate today! Even $10 makes a difference. Then, make sure to:
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<li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immaculee-ilibagiza-a-story-of-faith-hope-and-forgiveness-tickets-42238523561#Immaculee">Register</a> for the April 3 event and encourage your friends and family to also attend</li>
<li><a href="http://guides.library.duq.edu/immaculee/discussion">RSVP</a> to the Duquesne University hosted discussion of Ilibagiza’s book <a href="https://www.immaculee.com/collections/books/products/left-to-tell-by-immaculee-signed"><em>Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust</em></a> on Tuesday, March 13, 4-5:30 p.m. in the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, Gumberg Library, 1st Floor</li>
<li>Don't forget to also mark you are "Going" on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/145638442819232/">Facebook event page</a></li>
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<em>Questions? Contact us at <a href="mailto:africanstudies@duq.edu">africanstudies@duq.edu</a>.</em>
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Help Duquesne Students Support Refugee Families
By IR 303 Politics of Immigration
Help Duquesne students in Dr. Jennie Schulze's Politics of Immigration class host a fun event for refugee families and enhance their mentoring program.
Help Duquesne students in Dr. Jennie Schulze's Politics of Immigration class host a fun event for refugee families and enhance their mentoring program. IR 303 Politics of Immigration <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are McAnulty College of Liberal Arts students in Dr. Jennie Schulze's<strong> </strong>"Politics of Immigration" class, which explores the challenges of immigrant incorporation in an increasingly transnational world. As part of this course, we widen our understanding of this topic through community engaged learning activities with Pittsburgh partner institutions.
<strong>What is our goal?</strong>
To help us directly engage, learn from and address the unique challenges of refugee families in the Greater Pittsburgh area, along with our community partners, we are:
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<li>organizing a family fun event for refugee families in the Greater Pittsburgh area, which will provide these families with the opportunity to participate in some of the experiences Pittsburgh natives have enjoyed. We are choosing an art centered event, to give our refugee families the opportunity to express their creative juices while with our Pittsburgh community partners.</li>
<li>also participating in an <a href="http://wesa.fm/post/refugee-after-school-program-aims-bridge-gap-language-learning-schools">after-school mentoring program</a> which gives the students an opportunity to create meaningful bonds in an educational setting with people outside of their everyday lives. Ultimately, we hope to utilize our funds to help our refugee families feel welcome in Pittsburgh and familiarized with American culture. The after-school program was <a href="http://wesa.fm/post/refugee-after-school-program-aims-bridge-gap-language-learning-schools">recently featured on NPR</a>.</li>
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<strong>Our Partners? </strong>
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<li><strong><a href="https://www.jfcspgh.org"></a>JFCS</strong>
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<li><a href="https://www.jfcspgh.org/">Jewish Family & Community Services</a> is a team of talented and dedicated professionals that have been committed to positively benefiting the Pittsburgh community for the past 80 years. Their Refugee & Immigrant Services help refugees find housing, obtain jobs, enroll their children into school, and help them gain access to government programs. Their efforts, along with support of over 100 volunteers, allow refugees to develop a foundation for building a new life in America and assists them in navigating a new culture.</li>
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<li><strong><a href="https://www.arysepgh.org"></a>ARYSE</strong>
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<li>The <a href="https://www.arysepgh.org/">Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education</a> (ARYSE) supports immigrant and refugee youth in becoming prepared, engaged, and confident members of American society. Through individualized mentoring, after-school programming, and advocacy training, ARYSE helps refugee and immigrant youth take their place as leaders within their community and our world.</li>
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<strong>Why are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
Organizing a family fun event for our refugee families will be costly. We are crowdfunding to cover our location, entertainment, food, decorations, transportation and any unforeseen logistics. We are also utilizing our funding to help pay for school supplies for an after-school mentoring program that we will be participating in. Our class understands the positive implications we can create in the Pittsburgh community when the word spreads about this event’s success.
<strong>Why Should You Want to Help Us Reach Our Goal?</strong>
If we reach our goal we will:
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<li>Organize one of the most successful events in Pittsburgh for refugees.</li>
<li>Help spread awareness about refugees in our community.</li>
<li>Integrate refugee families into the Pittsburgh community.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to help the collaboration between Duquesne University students, community non-profits, and the refugee community. Any donation will help in our effort to make Pittsburgh feel like home for refugee families. You can also help by spreading the word about this campaign to others via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #POIduq! Thank you!
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Duquesne Supply Chain Council
By Duquesne Supply Chain Council
Help give the Duquesne Supply Chain Council members the opportunity to tour manufacturing plants.
Help give the Duquesne Supply Chain Council members the opportunity to tour manufacturing plants. Duquesne Supply Chain Council <strong>What is the Duquesne Supply Chain Management Council?</strong>
Duquesne Supply Chain Council (DSCC) is a student-run organization for Supply Chain Management majors that provides opportunities for students to gain real world experiences, network with industry professionals and enhance their professional development.
<strong>Duquesne University Student Members Chapter</strong>
Duquesne University’s Palumbo Donahue School of Business’ undergraduate program in Supply Chain Management strives to develop tomorrow’s leaders with essential skills such as preserving resources while improving the flow of goods and services, and balancing demands in a global marketplace. Duquesne's Supply Chain Management Program was listed as one of the Top 25 programs in the nation by Camcode.
<strong>Why are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are in need of donations to re-start an initiative that provides DSCC members with the opportunity to tour plants. Additional donations will be used to enhance our group by offsetting the costs outlined in the "Levels" section of this page.
Education, practice, and community integration are imperative to creating the foundation for a career in Supply Chain Management. It is vital that students receive understanding of the applicability of Supply Chain Management. Students will be able to experience the applicability of this degree by visiting various plants around the area. <strong>Manufacturing plants such as, Bayer, Pepsi, US Steel, and ATI are just some of the companies on DSCC’s radar for upcoming tours, as well as some of the more groundbreaking facilities that are using additive manufacturing and the “Internet of Things”. </strong>Specifically, the GE plant would be beneficial for students to visit so that they could see the use of a 3D printer in the marketplace and practice with the three-dimensional printer that the School of Business recently obtained. We need <strong>YOUR</strong> support to help send students to one plant per semester!
<strong>Why Should You Want to Help Send Duquesne University Students to different plants?</strong>
Duquesne University students who are fortunate enough to attend plant visits will get to:
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<li>Obtain the chance to see how a degree in SCM is applicable in the marketplace</li>
<li>Focus on fostering research on the different elements of SCM</li>
<li>Expand and integrate academic professionalism in the marketplace</li>
<li>Attend specific plants to see the practice of SCM and represent Duquesne University</li>
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<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to help give Duquesne University students this unique experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading the word of this campaign to others via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQDSCC! Thank you!
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Duquesne Asset Management Group
By DU Asset Management Group
Help send School of Business students in the Duquesne Asset Management Group to the G.A.M.E Forum March 22-24, 2018 in New York City.
Help send School of Business students in the Duquesne Asset Management Group to the G.A.M.E Forum March 22-24, 2018 in New York City. DU Asset Management Group <strong><em>Help send DAMG to the largest student-run financial conference in the world!</em></strong>
<strong>Our Story</strong>
Duquesne Asset Management Group (DAMG) is a student-run organization that manages a stock portfolio of donated money and we need your help to send members to the <a href="https://qgame.qu.edu">G.A.M.E Forum</a> March 22-24, 2018 in New York City. Our group is made up of about 30 students representing many different majors and class levels at Duquesne.
DAMG manages a stock portfolio valued at over $125,000. The group started out with $50,000 and has grown the fund over many years to its current value. DAMG raised a second fund in January of 2017 to focus on the micro-cap sector. For each portfolio, we research and analyze statistics of stocks to make real world investments. We believe the best way to learn is to take the knowledge we gain in class and apply it to real investments. The money that is made is reinvested in the funds for future students to manage. DAMG also invites financial professionals from the Pittsburgh area to advise its members on portfolio management strategy and the global business environment.
<strong>What the G.A.M.E Forum Means to Us</strong>
Every year, DAMG sends members of the group to New York for the G.A.M.E Forum, the largest student-run financial conference in the world. The 3-day Forum gathers some of the most successful people in finance to share their knowledge, expertise, and outlook for the future of the financial industry. This has been an invaluable experience for the members and we hope to continue the tradition! The Forum allows students to compete in a portfolio competition against international teams, meet with Chief Investment Officers of top investment firms, and meet students and professionals from all over the world.
With the expenses of travel, meals, lodging, and the tickets for the forum, the cost to attend is $1,100 per member. Please help us to continue to represent Duquesne University at the G.A.M.E Forum and further the experience of our members!
<strong>Support DAMG and Spread the Word!</strong>
We hope that you will consider donating today so that we can continue this incredible experience for our members.
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<li>Any gift size will help us achieve our goal!</li>
<li>Please spread the word! Every person can make a huge impact. You can share our story using the link: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/damg">www.spirit.duq.edu/damg</a></li>
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Nursing in Nicaragua 2018
By School of Nursing
Help enrich the educational experience of Duquesne School of Nursing students who will spend spring break providing care to the people of Managua, Nicaragua.
Help enrich the educational experience of Duquesne School of Nursing students who will spend spring break providing care to the people of Managua, Nicaragua. School of Nursing <strong>Why We Have Served the People of Nicaragua Since 1995</strong>
Nicaragua is a developing country. It is the 2nd poorest country, next to Haiti, in the Western Hemisphere. Nearly every year since 1995, Duquesne University School of Nursing Students have traveled to Nicaragua during their Spring Break to make a difference in the lives of the Nicaraguan people.
<strong>Life in Nicaragua</strong>
In Villa Libertad, an urban barrio in Managua, Nicaragua, “home” is a wooden structure with no door and a leaky corrugated tin roof.
There is no indoor plumbing; public water service is often only available for a few pre-dawn hours each day. Residents collect water in barrels and use outdoor sinks, showers and latrines. With no public sewage system, dirty water drains into streets where children play. It is not unusual for three or four adults and children to sleep in a bed while others find comfort in a hammock or cot. Some children are not in school because they lack proper clothing, shoes and books. The local health clinic lacks supplies and equipment.
<strong>What Duquesne University Students Experience on this Trip</strong>
Students forego their Spring Break to:
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<li>Work in Villa Libertad’s health centers and family dwellings. </li>
<li>They assess health and environmental conditions, provide health care, education and humanitarian services, and return to school profoundly changed.</li>
<li>They work alongside Nicaraguan nurses and nursing students, forming life-long bonds. </li>
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Duquesne students will be making home visits for seven families in Villa Libertad.
They will spend time at the Clinica de Mujeres, where they will provide education (chalas) and assist with preventive screenings such as breast exams and pap smears. They will be performing physical exams and providing care to school children in Rivas. Our nursing students will hold health fairs for children and senior programs at the Nursing Academic Community Health Center , where they will provide education about basic healthcare.
<strong>How Duquesne School of Nursing Students Impact Those They Serve</strong>
Duquesne School of Nursing students:
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<li>Leave behind priceless gifts – medical supplies, eyeglasses, and medications, water filtration systems, beds and mattresses; school uniforms and supplies and improved housing.</li>
<li>Provide critical health education to the families of Villa Libertad, sharing knowledge that allows residents to improve their health and well-being for the long term.</li>
<li>And, finally, we provide scholarships for residents of the barrio to study nursing at a sister school, the Polytechnic University of Nicaragua (UPOLI).</li>
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<strong>How this Enriches the Educational Experience of Duquesne University School of Nursing Students</strong>
Our students emerge transformed. So do the people they serve. Little by little, Duquesne students are making a real difference in the Villa Libertad residents’ lives.
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread Word of this Campaign on Social Media</strong>
Our efforts are made possible, in part, by alumni and friends like you who support the School of Nursing Nicaragua Health Fund. Will you join us by making a gift today?
In just a few weeks, our students will return to Villa Libertad. Please help change even more lives by making your gift today.
Our students – and the people of Nicaragua – appreciate your generosity.
Please also spread the word of this project on Facebook and Twitter! We will be sure to post updates during our time in Nicaragua! #DUQNIN18
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Mission Trip: Arlington/Baltimore '18
By Spiritan Camus Ministry
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore!
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore! Spiritan Camus Ministry Who Are We?
We are a unique group of 11 Duquesne students who share a common desire to grow through following the University’s mission in service and cultural engagement. We are excited to be a part of one of Spiritan Campus Ministry’s Cross Cultural Mission Experiences, where we will be traveling to Baltimore and Arlington over spring break. Like the students who have traveled here for 4 years before us, we too will immerse ourselves into areas of poverty and faith, while working as allies with community members to understand community hardships and participate in acts of service.
When & Where Are We Going?
On March 4, 2018, our bags will all be packed and we leave the Bluff to start our journey! This 8-day long trip begins in Baltimore, Maryland and also includes a visit to Arlington, Virginia.
In West Baltimore, the majority of our trip will be spent at St. Edwards parish. The parish house is in need of some refurbishing, so we will be spending time painting and cleaning, working to best serve their particular needs. Despite the difficulties and hardships of poverty, this community has an overwhelmingly welcoming faith base. We will meet many of the parish members and have the opportunity to learn from and grow in their faith and cultural experiences.
In Arlington, we will visit Our Lady Queen of Peace, a historically African American Parish. This parish has a variety of outreach ministries, focusing in areas of social justice. Here, we meet with a few of these groups to learn about the importance of active ministry in a diverse community. We will then serve in the parish food bank, having the opportunity to actively participate in ministry work.
Why Are We Participating in a CCME?
Through visiting two very different and unique urban parish communities, this CCME will provide students with the opportunity to grow in cultural awareness and further understand the incredible power of putting faith into action. By learning and discussing issues such as poverty, homelessness, and food access, students begin to understand another side to Spiritan work and how they can engage in walking with those on the margins here at home.
Please Donate Today & Spread the Word!
Much of the funds raised through this Crowfunding campaign will be used to restore plumbing to a second bathroom in Baltimore’s St. Edwards parish house. Additionally, funds will be used to purchase any painting and cleaning supplies needed in the maintenance of the parish house during the trip. Finally, after learning about the various ministries offered by Arlington’s Our Lady Queen of Peace parish, students will collectively select one or two ministries in the parish to make a donation in support of. Such ministries include: the OLQP Food Bank, Gabriel Ministry for expectant mothers, and the parish’s Sister School in Haiti.
We ask that you consider making a donation today to support of our campaign. Any and all donations make a huge impact! Additionally, please help us spread the word by sharing the link to this site through social media.
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Mission Trip: Chicago/Dayton '18
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago!
Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago! Spiritan Campus Ministry We need your help!
We are comprised of 13 Duquesne University students, from various educational programs who are all interested in social justice and following the Duquesne mission. We will participate in a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience (CCME) in Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. This is the fourth year Duquesne students will immerse themselves into these communities and work with the community members, learn and understand their hardships, and grow in faith.
When and where are we going?
We will be traveling from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, March 3, 2018. From there, we will travel to Dayton, Ohio until we return back to Duquesne University on March 11th.
In Chicago, Illinois, we will join the St Ambrose congregation for Mass on the first Sunday of our trip. In Chicago, we will be working with low-income women, and we will also serve families by assisting a local food bank and soup kitchen. We will spend one day at the Soup Kitchen hosted by the Kenwood United Church of Christ. We will also spend one day working with Margaret’s Village, a woman’s homeless shelter.
Midweek, our group will then travel to Dayton, Ohio to see firsthand the effects of urban decline and deindustrialization. We will be working with St. Benedict the Moor parish, assisting them with renovations to their school and working with students. The diocese of Dayton recently withdrew its support of this catholic school, but the church community decided the school must remain open as an option for families in the neighborhood. This change caused the school to scale back its services so there is currently only 6 grade levels: kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade.
How you can help?
We are planning to use the funds raised to purchase a piece of playground equipment, which goes toward the larger playground project for the students at St. Benedict the Moor School in Dayton. When we began, the playground was only an empty lot and the children are still in need of structured play equipment. In the last couple of years, we have been able to provide the children with various board games, educational material, and other recreational equipment. Our ultimate goal is to raise enough money to acquire a swing set for the children, the cost of which is around $700. Any amount you are able to donate will help us reach our goal of providing the children of St. Benedict the Moor School with a piece of playground equipment that will last for years.
Any funds raised that are not needed for playground improvements will be used for school supplies for the children or on one of the projects we will be working on in Chicago.
Please Donate Today and Spread the Word
We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media!
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Mission Trip: Mullens, WV 2018
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit. Spiritan Campus Ministry Goal Exceeded! Stretch Goal Announcement
We have exceeded our initial crowdfunding campaign goal! If you haven't donated yet but would like to, we are still accepting donations and now hope to reach $1,500 raised! Your gift will allow us to help provide additional supplies to Mullens, WV and fund future trips. Thank you!
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Who are we?
We are Duquesne University students and we are looking forward to spending our spring break in Mullens, West Virginia as part of Duquesne’s Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. Duquesne University has a long-standing relationship with the Appalachian communities of West Virginia, and this will be the 30th year a student group volunteers there.
Mullens is a small coal mining town in southern West Virginia. Rich in history and pride, the community struggles with severe poverty. By working directly with the Mullen’s Opportunity Center (MOC), students work closely with community leaders on unique projects and to provided resources.
Our goal is to provide resources deemed necessary by the community and to connect with the members of the community by spending time with them. We will face the harsh winter with determination, and we are grateful to our hosts for the opportunity to serve and learn about this area of the country.
What will we be doing?
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives, and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Three years ago, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the MOC and have since helped with planting and maintenance. The greenhouse is extremely successful, and has resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
The community has recently begun an initiative to increase tourism. This includes the start of a railroad museum, rental cabins, and stream beatification. This year, we will be assisting with these initiatives while continuing to help with the high-tunnel greenhouse.
Please donate and spread the word!
Please consider donating money to our cause to help provide the supplies for community agricultural and tourism projects as well as food to the food pantry. We also ask that you please share this page with people you think would be interested in our project. Thank you for your support and check back often for updates!
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Mission Trip: Immokalee 2018
By Spiritan Campus Ministry
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL!
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL! Spiritan Campus Ministry Goal Exceeded! Stretch Goal Announcement
THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated to our crowdfunding campaign and helped us exceed our initial goal! We now have a stretch goal of $1,500 in hopes that we can provide even more support to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Hurricane Irma relief efforts, Guadalupe Social Services and Habitat for Humanity while we are on our mission trip. These additional donations can also support future trips as we continue our long-standing partnership in Immokalee, Florida.
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Who are we?
We are a group of students from Duquesne University participating in the Spiritan Campus Ministry Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. During our Spring Break in March 2017, we will be traveling to Immokalee, Florida to support and work with the <a href="http://www.ciw-online.org/">Coalition of Immokalee Workers</a> (CIW) in their fight for fair wages and working conditions. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will allow us to put Duquesne's mission of "serving God by serving others" into action.
What is the CIW?
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization advocating social responsibility to end human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. Their main focus is the Campaign for Fair Food which ensures fair labor practices in Florida’s tomato fields and beyond. This is enacted through the support and collaboration of allies (students, people of faith and food justice advocates). The CIW has successfully committed corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s, and Subway to fair food practices and continues to work diligently to secure better wages and working conditions for migrant farm workers.
Duquesne University has had a long-standing partnership with the CIW for the past 30 years.
Why Immokalee, Florida?
Immokalee, known for its vast growth of tomatoes, is one of the smallest and poorest towns in Florida. Yet, it is less than 50 miles outside of one of Florida’s wealthiest cities, Naples. 40% of Immokalee’s population lives below the poverty line because it is heavily populated with farm-workers who pick 32-lb buckets of tomatoes for only $.50/bucket daily.
Where does your donation go?
Your donation to our mission trip will go directly to the organizations and causes that we are working with during our week in Immokalee, Florida. We will be working with Amigos en Cristo on restoration projects as part of the Hurricane Irma relief effort. We will also continue our partnership with the CIW and spend time with Guadalupe Social Services and Habitat for Humanity.
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Duquesne University Outdoors Club
By Outdoors Club
Help the Duquesne University Outdoors Club pay for excursions and increase the membership of this new campus organization!
Help the Duquesne University Outdoors Club pay for excursions and increase the membership of this new campus organization! Outdoors Club <strong>What is Duquesne Outdoors Club?</strong>
The Duquesne University Outdoors Club is one of the newest student organizations on campus. It was established to unite students with any interest in participating in outdoor activities. The purpose of this organization is to promote a fun and understanding environment that will educate about conservation in the outdoors.
<strong>Duquesne University Student Club </strong>
Duquesne University’s Outdoors Club acts as an open student organization that welcomes all students to participate. The club provides interested students with education about the outdoors that partners with different outdoor activities. This club stresses dedication to learning about the outdoors, engaging in various environmental activities, volunteering for environmental conservation, and promotes outdoor recreation for community youth.
<strong>Why are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
Education and activity engagement are imperative to creating a successful and purposeful Outdoors Club. The club provides an educational and beginner foundation for those that have not participated in outdoor activities while also providing integral outdoor activities for those that already enjoy and understand the outdoor environment.
The Outdoors Club would love to actively engage in activities such as hiking, paintballing, rock climbing, skiing, among others and we need <strong>YOUR</strong> support to help involve students!
<strong>Why Should You Want to Help Duquesne University Students Get Involved?</strong>
Duquesne University students who are fortunate enough to attend these activities will get to:
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<li>Obtain the chance to experience the outdoors with their peers</li>
<li>Focus on environmental conservation</li>
<li>Expand and integrate environmental education within the community</li>
<li>Attend activities where students can volunteer and promote outdoor youth recreation</li>
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<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please donate today to help give Duquesne University students this unique experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading the world of this campaign to others via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQOC! Thank you!
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Send the Duquesne Dance Team to Nationals
By The Dukettes
Send the Duquesne University Dance Team to the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance for the first time in school history!
Send the Duquesne University Dance Team to the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance for the first time in school history! The Dukettes <em><strong>Support The Dukettes Dance Team on their Journey to Nationals!</strong></em>
<strong>Our Story</strong>
We are the Duquesne University Dukettes Dance Team, and we need your help to be the first dance team in Duquesne history to compete at the <a href="https://nda.varsity.com/College/Nationals">National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Championship</a> April 4-7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Our team is made up of 11 young women representing almost all majors on campus.
The Dukettes Dance Team promotes school spirit through motivating, inspiring and entertaining Duquesne fans, and we pride ourselves on being a large part of the college game day experience! We perform at Duquesne’s home football games, men's and women’s home basketball games, and many community events throughout the year, including Coaches vs. Cancer, WPXI's Holiday Parade, and The Mark Milovats’ “Christmas in the City” Show.
<strong>What Nationals Means to Us</strong>
NDA Nationals is the largest and oldest collegiate dance competition in the country, with over 100 schools dancing for the championship title. It is our personal Super Bowl. Our alumni have laid the foundation for what it means to be a Dukette, and we are finally ready to grow as program and represent Duquesne on the national stage.
With the expenses of travel, meals and lodging, costumes, and competition fees, the cost to attend nationals is $1,000 per dancer. Help us make history, and take our program to the next level!
<strong>Support The Dukettes and Spread the Word!</strong>
We hope that you will consider supporting our journey to 2018 Nationals today!
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<li>Donate today. Gifts of any size make a difference!</li>
<li>Spread the word. One post can make a tremendous impact! Take a moment to share our campaign on social media: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/dance17">www.spirit.duq.edu/dance17</a>.</li>
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Duquesne University Voices of Spirit
By Voices of Spirit
Help send Duquesne University's Voices of Spirit choir on tour this spring!
Help send Duquesne University's Voices of Spirit choir on tour this spring! Voices of Spirit <strong>Who We Are</strong>
Duquesne University’s Voices of Spirit is a mixed chamber/touring choir dedicated to the study and performance of choral music at an exceptional collegiate level.
Each semester, the choir performs several on- and off-campus concerts, including solo concerts and/or touring, large-scale performances with the Pappert Chorales and University Singers, and collaborations with Duquesne University instrumental ensembles.
Voices of Spirit is open to students in all academic majors with excellent reading skills who want a challenging choral experience. Admission is by competitive audition.
<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
This spring, the choir has been invited to sing at:
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<li>The <a href="http://acdaeast.org/pittsburgh-2018/2018-eastern-division-acda-conducting-masterclass/">American Choral Director’s Association Eastern Division Conducting Masterclasses</a> in Pittsburgh, PA</li>
<li>Westminster Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY</li>
<li>St. Peter Cathedral in Erie, PA</li>
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The expenses associated with touring typically place an extra financial burden on our students. Your gift can take that burden off our students. Donations will help to help offset the costs of:
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<li>Transportation</li>
<li>Hotel Accommodations</li>
<li>Meals</li>
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<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word About Our Campaign!</strong>
We hope you will decide to make a gift today so that our voices can represent Duquesne University! Another way to help is by sharing this link – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/voices17">www.spirit.duq.edu/voices17</a> -- with alumni, family, friends and on social media.
<strong>THANK YOU!</strong>
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Duquesne University Women's Club Lacrosse 2017
By Women's Club Lacrosse
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Women's Club Lacrosse Team!
Support the student-athletes of the Duquesne University Women's Club Lacrosse Team! Women's Club Lacrosse <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are the Duquesne Women’s Club Lacrosse team. We are in our third year as an official Division I club team. Our team consists of over 25 players of all years and majors. Last season, we posted a winning record at 7-5 with a few tough losses.
Our team competes in the <a href="http://www.womenscollegiatelacrosse.com">Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League</a> (WCLL) and is a part of the East Region Division. Other teams within the division include Buffalo, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pittsburgh. We also face more local teams like Carnegie Mellon, Grove City, and Slippery Rock.
<strong>Why do we need your support?</strong>
As a registered Division I club team, we travel to large out-of-state universities during our spring season for tournaments. Previous tournaments have been held at schools such as Michigan State University, Ohio State University, and West Virginia University. As our team is solely funded by our players, your support will assist us in covering:
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<li>transportation fees</li>
<li>hotel costs</li>
<li>referee fees</li>
<li>field fees</li>
<li>league registration fees</li>
<li>and other small equipment costs</li>
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Any donation helps and allows us to continue to expand and grow as a team!
<strong>How can you help?</strong>
Aside from donating, please share our campaign to spread the word (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/wlax17)!">www.spirit.duq.edu/wlax17)!</a> This is a relatively new program at Duquesne and the more exposure our team receives, the more support we will gain!
Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/duqclax">@duqclax</a> to stay updated on all that is happening with our team!
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Support the Biology Students of TriBeta
By Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta)
Support the biology students of Duquesne University's Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) Chapter, a Biological Honors Society.
Support the biology students of Duquesne University's Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) Chapter, a Biological Honors Society. Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) What is the TriBeta?
<a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/natural-and-environmental-sciences/academic-programs/biological-sciences/tribeta-biological-honor-society">Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta)</a> is an honor society for biology students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research.
Why is TriBeta Important at Duquesne University?
The Duquesne University Xi Psi Chapter of TriBeta enables students to explore their own biological interests through student-planned field trips, guest speakers, and projects, among other student interests. It has grown from a chapter of 20 members in 2014 to 150 in 2017, and continues to grow more.
What Will Your Donation Benefit?
In addition to help offset the costs of activities such as field trips and bringing guest speakers to campus, your donation will help support two important events: symposiums and conferences. These are vital events that grant Duquesne University students networking opportunities, new tools, and the energy of like-minded individuals.
The Duquesne University chapter of Tribeta is hosting a local BBB conference and symposium. This conference allows local Pittsburgh TriBeta chapters to come together and present and discuss their work. Academic conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between young undergraduate researchers.
Why Do We Need Your Support?
Science is the engine of prosperity. The cars and buses that got us here today, our smart phones, the energy that lights our houses, the clothes we wear, the food we eat: all of these were developed and improved through research. But before these applications existed, researchers had to study the basic concepts that provided a sound foundation and they did those studies not necessarily knowing where they would lead.
To continue advocating for such a important cause, TriBeta needs your help to create events that provide education and appreciation for science.
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Support American Chemical Society Students
By American Chemical Society
Support Duquesne students in the ACS, a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success.
Support Duquesne students in the ACS, a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success. American Chemical Society <strong>What is the American Chemical Society?</strong>
The <a href="http://www.acs.org">American Chemical Society</a> is the largest scientific society in the world, serving more than 157,000 members globally, providing educational and career development programs, products and services.
<strong>The Award-Winning Duquesne University ACS Student Members Chapter</strong>
Duquesne University has a student member ACS chapter, which is a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success at Duquesne.
The <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/natural-and-environmental-sciences/academic-programs/chemistry-and-biochemistry/american-chemical-society">Duquesne ACS Student Members Chapter</a> is one of the most successful student organizations on campus, growing from 12 members in 2008 to 100 members in 2017. The organization has won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award SIX years in a row and the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award THREE years in a row.
<strong>Why Are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
Networking and presentation experiences are vital to building a strong scientific career. The Duquesne ACS Chapter provides opportunities for students to gain this experience at both national and local chemistry conferences.
The <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting.html">255th American Chemical Society National Conference</a> will be held March 18-22, 2018 in New Orleans, LA and we need <strong>YOUR</strong> support to help send some of our students there.
<strong>Why Should You Want to Help Send Duquesne University Students to the Conference?</strong>
Duquesne University students who are fortunate enough to attend the conference will get to:
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<li>Present their research and represent Duquesne University on the national stage</li>
<li>Attend poster sessions and special lectures</li>
<li>Meet with mentors and peers in a more laid-back, social setting</li>
<li>Attend the ACS Career Fair and Graduate School Exposition</li>
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<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give Duquesne University students this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail, and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQACS!<strong> </strong>Thank you!
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
By Duquesne University NSSLHA
Help support Duquesne University Speech-Language Pathology students in the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association!
Help support Duquesne University Speech-Language Pathology students in the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association! Duquesne University NSSLHA <strong>What is NSSLHA?</strong>
The <a href="http://www.asha.org/NSSLHA/About-NSSLHA">National Student Speech Language Hearing Association</a> (NSSLHA) is a national organization for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the study of normal and disordered human communication.
<strong>NSSLHA at Duquesne University</strong>
We have our own <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/health-sciences/academic-programs/speech-language-pathology/student-activities/national-student-speech-hearing-language-association">NSSLHA Chapter</a> at Duquesne University, which is open to all current Speech-Language Pathology students.
As part of our NSSLHA Chapter, we participate in:
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<li>Service activities around the Pittsburgh community pertaining to speech and language disorders</li>
<li>Apraxia walk supporting families of children with Apraxia</li>
<li>Educational events for members that explain health science field from different perspectives of various professionals</li>
<li>Aphasia workshop- learning for speech pathology students and teaching PT students</li>
<li>Research opportunities that bring faculty and students together to expand knowledge and encourage student learning outside of the classroom</li>
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<strong>Why Are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
We are hoping to raise funds in order to purchase supplies for our on campus clinic, such as colored paper and other craft supplies. We will also use this money to help afford necessary supplies for our meetings.
In addition, it has become a tradition that the 4th and 5th year members of our chapter (graduate students) attend the annual <a href="http://www.asha.org/Events/convention">American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention</a>. We need your support to send as many students as we can to this great event. The 2017 ASHA Conventions will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, November 9-11, 2017.
<strong>Why is the Convention Important for Duquesne University Students to Attend?</strong>
This convention is the premier annual event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Bringing together more than 14,000 attendees, the Annual Convention provides students with a once-a-year opportunity to learn about the latest research, polish clinical skills, improve techniques, and gain new tools and resources to advance professional development. (<a href="http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/About-the-ASHA-Convention">www.asha.org/Events/convention/About-the-ASHA-Convention</a>).
At the convention, our members will:
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<li>Learn about different disorders, treatments and technology in speech pathology.</li>
<li>Be exposed to and present research on technology and how to treat clients with disorders in areas such as voice and articulation.</li>
<li>Make connections with professionals from around the country, learn about new developments in the field of speech-language pathology, and explore various career paths in the field.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
If you would like to help enhance the educational experience of Duquesne University Speech-Language Pathology students, then please give now. We also ask that you please help spread the word about this campaign by sharing this link - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/nsslha17">www.spirit.duq.edu/nsslha17</a> - on social media and by sending it to those who might also be willing to help. Thank you!
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Support the Business Students of Delta Sigma Pi
By Delta Sigma Pi
The Theta Rho chapter of Delta Sigma Pi helps students in the Duquesne University Palumbo-Donahue School of Business develop into business professionals.
The Theta Rho chapter of Delta Sigma Pi helps students in the Duquesne University Palumbo-Donahue School of Business develop into business professionals. Delta Sigma Pi <strong>What is Delta Sigma Pi?</strong>
As the world's leading professional fraternity for men and women, Delta Sigma Pi develops principled business leaders for the future by providing a lifetime of opportunity for its members. Since its founding in 1907, Delta Sigma Pi members gain experiences in professionalism, leadership, ethics, and philanthropy. This all leads to personal development and success—both in the business world and the civic realm.
<strong>Delta Sigma Pi at Duquesne</strong>
The Theta Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi was founded September 26, 1970. Since then the Chapter has been dedicated to helping students in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business develop into business professionals. In the past year, some events that Theta Rho has organized includes:
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<li>Office tours from the Pittsburgh Google Office, Inventionland, and PNC</li>
<li>Private recruitment events from Schneider Downs, Aldi and more local companies</li>
<li>Assisting a local animal shelter in cleaning, organizing care packages, and logging donations</li>
<li>Participating in Duquesne’s annual Spring Cleanup where brothers helped clean up the Southside of Pittsburgh </li>
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<strong>Why We Are Crowdfunding</strong>
As Theta Rho begins its 47th year at Duquesne, the Chapter continues to grow and improve. In the past year alone the Chapter has earned the award for Most Improved Collegiate Chapter in the Steel Valley Region. To continue our progress, the Chapter will need funds in the future for:
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<li>Fund Professional Events</li>
<li>Recruitment events</li>
<li>Transportation to Community Service</li>
<li>Sending brothers to LEAD</li>
<li>Save to sending brothers to Grand Chapter Congress</li>
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<strong>Connect and Share!</strong>
Learn more about Delta Sigma Pi by visiting our <a href="http://duq.dsp.org">website</a>, and following us on <a href="https://twitter.com/DSP_ThetaRho">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dsp_theta_rho">Instagram</a>! Please make sure to share this page to help spread the word about our campaign!
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Help Pure Thirst's Efforts in Olkokola, Tanzania
By Pure Thirst
Enhance the experience of Duquesne University Pure Thirst students as they travel to Olkokola, Tanzania and aid that community with their water crisis.
Enhance the experience of Duquesne University Pure Thirst students as they travel to Olkokola, Tanzania and aid that community with their water crisis. Pure Thirst What is Pure Thirst?
The mission of <a href="http://duq.edu/purethirst">Pure Thirst</a> is to empower and assist communities to gain access to improved water services while teaching students that they can make a difference in the world. Grounded in Spiritan tradition, Pure Thirst utilizes a cross-disciplinary approach, allowing its student members to collaborate with each other and Duquesne faculty "coaches". Students conduct research in their specific areas to enhance the group's understanding of water crisis.
Why do we need your support?
With your support of this project we hope to supply the classrooms of the school in Olkokola, Tanzania with needed materials for water education. This will be our third year in Olkokola. As we are guided by the Spiritan mission at Duquesne, we value authentic relationships and working in the same location to help affect positive change over time. While in Olkokola we spend time getting to know the residents. Guided by the expertise of the community we are coming to better understand the community's relationship with water, its challenges, and how we can work as a partner to hopefully improve access to clean water. We will also be again exploring the options for introducing 3D printed filters into certain points of the community that will take out harmful levels of fluoride.
How will your donation be used?
In addition to giving us a once in a life time opportunity to learn from community partners in Olkokola and the Spiritans who work there, your donation will help us to…
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<li>Provide training for teachers concerning water education</li>
<li>Provide supplies for teachers to use in their classrooms so that they can then teach the lessons</li>
<li>Provide funds to explore the idea of the 3D filters</li>
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Please donate today and help us spread the word!
We ask that you please donate today to this special project. Another way to help is to spread the word is by sharing this page - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst17">www.spirit.duq.edu/purethirst17</a> - with family, friends and on social media. Stay connected with Pure Thirst by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apurethirst/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>. Thank you!
<em>Questions? Contact Luci-Jo DiMaggio, Duquesne University Director of Mission Animation, at <a href="mailto:dimaggi171@duq.edu?subject=Pure%20Thirst%20Crowdfunding%20Campaign">dimaggi171@duq.edu</a>.</em>
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Mic Drop A Cappella
By Mic Drop A Cappella
Support Mic Drop A Cappella! An ensemble of 17 student-singers that arranges, rehearses, and performs repertoire from all genres.
Support Mic Drop A Cappella! An ensemble of 17 student-singers that arranges, rehearses, and performs repertoire from all genres. Mic Drop A Cappella <strong>Introducing Duquesne University's <em>Mic Drop A Cappella</em></strong>
Hi, my name is Blake Mechtel, a junior Music Education major at Duquesne University and the President, Head Music Director and Founder of <em>Mic Drop A Cappella</em>. I founded this student organization in December 2016 so that Duquesne University students like me could have the opportunity to come together and practice, perform and share this wonderful form of music on campus and throughout Pittsburgh. Now in our first full-year, we have 17 student-singers of various majors who arrange and perform music from all genres.
<strong>What we want do to...</strong>
We are excited to become more active on campus and in the community but need funding to make our plans happen. This year we hope to:
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<li>Represent Duquesne University at the <a href="https://varsityvocals.com/competitions/">International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA's)</a>, which is a competition against over 400 selected groups from the United States and United Kingdom (check out our audition video, <a href="https://youtu.be/R-70pkO7OH0">click here</a>!).</li>
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Host an annual Christmas and Spring Concert
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Perform around the city to spread our love of music and bring joy to the community
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Host other a cappella groups in the city on our campus to grow our a cappella community
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Use music to raise money for causes and other service organizations in the community
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<strong>Why we need you to make a gift to our organization...</strong>
All of these events are extremely exciting, but cost money. Donations will be used to help offset the cost for us to:
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<li>ICCA audition fees</li>
<li>Transportation to and from our competitions</li>
<li>Enhance our concerts by being able to make programs, pay someone to run lights, decorate the venue, etc.</li>
<li>Even smaller donations will allow us to pay for items like sheet music, which is actually created by students in the group, but the software we use software to create our beautiful harmonies is costly</li>
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<strong>Please help fund our passion to perform music...</strong>
Words can't convey how much I love music, nor can I speak for the other 10 members in Mic Drop. Because, the love we have for music is a feeling, an entity, and ultimately a sound. We go beyond the sheet music and we dive into the raw emotion and feeling of each and every song that we learn and perform. Our job is to tap into peoples emotions and let them feel happiness, excitement, thrill, joy, sadness and sorrow. We want to show people that A Cappella music is a very intimate experience and we want to represent Duquesne University to show others what we can do and what we stand for. Funds we receive we will give you music that can never be forgotten.
<strong>Donate today and help spread the word!</strong>
As a new organization, gifts of any size will make a big impact on our efforts and go a long way in helping us to build a solid financial foundation for <em>Mic Drop A Cappella</em>. Another way to help is to spread the word about this campaign to friends, family and on social media. Thank you so much for your consideration! We can't wait to keep our donors informed throughout the year about our efforts.
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The Duquesne Duke
By The Duquesne Duke
Celebrate The Duquesne Duke Homecoming Reunion by making a gift to this award-winning, student-run newspaper.
Celebrate The Duquesne Duke Homecoming Reunion by making a gift to this award-winning, student-run newspaper. The Duquesne Duke Make a Gift to Support <em>The Duquesne Duke</em>
From stressful deadlines to late nights in the newsroom with Milano's Pizza by our side, former editors and staff of <a href="http://www.duqsm.com"><em>The Duquesne Duke</em></a> know what a thrilling experience it was to work for this special publication.
In honor of the recent <em>Duquesne Duke</em> Reunion as part of Homecoming Weekend, we ask that you make a gift to celebrate this great newspaper. Gifts may be used to help cover the costs of:
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<li>Newspaper printing fees</li>
<li>Hardware and software for the newsroom</li>
<li>Cameras</li>
<li>Items to enhance <em>The Duke's</em> online digital efforts</li>
<li>Hotel, transportation and registration for conferences</li>
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Gifts of any size will make a difference!
Help Us Spread the Word
Another way to help with this effort is to help us spread the word about this campaign. Please reach out to fellow alumni or post on social media this address - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/theduquesneduke">www.duq.edu/theduke</a>. We greatly appreciate your support!
About <em>The Duquesne Duke</em>
<em>The Duquesne Duke</em> is the student-run newspaper of Duquense University in Pittsburgh. Established in 1925, the award-winning <em>Duke</em> is published weekly on Thursdays and features University news, sports, features, A&E; and opinions of students. Geared to all members of the Duquesne community, <em>The Duquesne Duke</em> provides an array of campus news, student opinions, editorials and advertisements.
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Duquesne University Career Closet
By Fr. Dan Walsh C.S.Sp.
The Career Closet provides Duquesne University students with appropriate interview and networking attire as they transition into the professional world.
The Career Closet provides Duquesne University students with appropriate interview and networking attire as they transition into the professional world. What is the Duquesne University Career Closet?
The Duquesne University <a href="http://www.duq.edu/careercloset">Career Closet</a>—a collaboration among the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Career Services, Spiritan Campus Ministry, the Student Government Association, Women’s Guild and Faculty Senate—provides students with appropriate interview attire as they transition into the professional world. The Career Closet gives Duquesne University students FREE access to one professional outfit or accessory that they can wear to job interviews, career fairs and internships.
Why is this effort important?
When entering a job interview or networking event, much of one’s first impression is based on appearance. The impression our students make is crucial. The Career Closet ensures that any Duquesne student is able to "dress to impress" and can feel confident at their next career-related event.
How does it work?
Opened for the 2017-2018 Academic Year, the Career Closet is located in the Spiritan Campus Ministry office in Towers. Any Duquesne University student is invited to e-mail <a href="mailto:careercloset@duq.edu">careercloset@duq.edu</a> to schedule an appointment. Students then meet with a campus consultant to discuss their needs and pick-out their professional outfit or accessory. Initial donations to launch this effort were made by Duquesne University faculty and staff.
Why are donations needed?
The hope of the Career Closet initiative is to be a sustainable resource to enhance the student experience, community involvement and distinguish Duquesne from other institutions. This highlights our University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and is true to our mission statement. While we already have items in our Career Closet, monetary donations will allow us to add to/replenish our inventory or purchase specific items that our students need.
Please donate today and help us spread the word!
We ask that you please make a donation today, which would help our students land that dream job and enter the workforce as a proud Duquesne University alum. With this being a new campus effort, we also need your help to spread the word. Please share this address - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/careercloset17">www.spirit.duq.edu/careercloset17</a> - on social media and use the hashtag #CareerCloset. Thank you!
<em>Do you have new and/or gently used business professional clothing that you would like to donate to the Career Closet? A donation box is on the third floor of the Student Union between the Career Services office and the Info Desk. Questions? Please contact David Jakielo, A’05, GA’10, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, at <a href="mailto:jakielod@duq.edu?subject=Career%20Closet%20Donation">jakielod@duq.edu</a>.</em>
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Team Human Science: Help Psychology Students Study Abroad
By Leswin Laubscher, Ph.D.
Help give Duquesne University psychology students the opportunity to study abroad.
Help give Duquesne University psychology students the opportunity to study abroad. WHO WE ARE
We are faculty and staff from the Duquesne University Psychology Department who want to raise funds that support our psychology students. To raise awareness for this crowdfunding campaign we have formed<em><strong> Team Human Science</strong></em>, which consists of five members from our department who will run as a relay team in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 7!
WHY WE ARE CROWDFUNDING
We want to raise money to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students who would like to attend one of the Spring Breakaway or Study Abroad courses offered in our Department.
Over the years, we have been frustrated by the fact that some of our brightest and most committed students cannot afford to take advantage of these courses. And, inasmuch as lifelong friendships and deep social learning take place, we would also like our trips to be much more diverse than they sometimes are, such that friendships happen precisely across ethnic, racial, and class boundaries for example.
WHY SPRING BREAKAWAY AND STUDY ABROAD IS SO IMPORTANT
Spring Breakaway and Study Abroad programs provide unique opportunities for learning, and life changing experiences. Some of our Breakaway courses include:
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<li><em>Science, Psychology, and the Holocaust</em>: where students visit Vienna (Freud’s home is on the itinerary, of course) and Krakow (Auschwitz-Birkenau being the somber and sobering destination)</li>
<li><em>Science and Faith:</em> where students visit Rome and Geneva, and where the search for the “God particle” at the Hadron collider challenges students to a uniquely experiential struggle with the very title of the course</li>
<li>An upcoming breakaway to London</li>
<li>Plus, future summer offerings that will take students to Tanzania, South Africa and Namibia</li>
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WHAT YOUR DONATION SUPPORTS
Your donation is a tax-deductible gift to Duquesne University that will directly benefit our students. These donations will help defray the costs for students to study abroad by paying for expensive fees, such as: educational materials, food, transportation and hotel accommodations.
DONATE TODAY AND CHEER US ON SUNDAY, MAY 7!
<em><strong>Team Human Science</strong></em> is training hard for our relay in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 7. Each run leading up to the big day is dedicated to our wonderful students and our hope to give many of them this travel abroad experience that will make their time at Duquesne even more special.
Please consider making a donation of $26.20 (the number of miles in the relay marathon), or whatever amount is comfortable for you. Another way to help our effort is to spread word of this page -- <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/psy17">www.spirit.duq.edu/psy17</a> -- via social media, e-mail and text.
We will be sure to post progress updates, and hopefully–with your support–photos and an account of the breakaway experience for the student(s) you will have sponsored.
<em>Team Human Science: (Left-to-Right) Sean Leadem, Kate Abrams, Sadie Mohler, Adina Rubin-Budick and Dr. Derek Hook.</em>
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Kappa Epsilon 2017
By Rachel Huffman
Help send women Duquesne University School of Pharmacy students to the Kappa Epsilon Fraternity National Convention this August.
Help send women Duquesne University School of Pharmacy students to the Kappa Epsilon Fraternity National Convention this August. Who We Are
In 1999, the Alpha Phi Chapter of Kappa Epsilon was established at Duquesne University to help unite women School of Pharmacy students. Kappa Epsilon has played an important role on these Duquesne students by:
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<li>providing networking opportunities</li>
<li>promoting pharmacy as a career</li>
<li>supporting both personal and professional development through continuing education</li>
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In addition, members of the Alpha Phi Chapter fundraise throughout the academic year to support various organizations associated with breast cancer, ovarian cancer, asthma awareness and cancer research.
Our Reason for Crowdfunding
Every other year, the <a href="http://s20438.p454.sites.pressdns.com/">Kappa Epsilon Fraternity National Convention</a> is held. Our goal is to send seven Duquesne University students to this year’s event, which takes place in New Orleans, LA, August 2-5. Students who attend this conference will have the special opportunity to:
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<li>network with fellow pharmacy students and pharmacy professionals from across the country</li>
<li>share ideas with the other Kappa Epsilon members and gain insight on how we can improve our own chapter at Duquesne</li>
<li>hear from various speakers, including a presentation by keynote speaker Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, Professor and Dean in the College of Pharmacy at Xavier University of Louisiana</li>
<li>attend poster and breakout sessions</li>
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Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!
Please consider making a donation today to help provide Duquesne University Kappa Epsilon members with this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference.
You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail and text. Simply direct them to: <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/ke17">www.spirit.duq.edu/ke17</a>. Don’t forget to also follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/duqkappaepsilon">Twitter</a> for updates!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND GENEROSITY!
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:Lexicon Summer Creative Writing Camp
By John Fried
Help the editors of :Lexicon host a Summer Creative Writing Camp for High School students.
Help the editors of :Lexicon host a Summer Creative Writing Camp for High School students. What is <em>:lexicon</em>?
Created to showcase the creative works of students, faculty, and alumni,<em> <a href="http://www.lexiconjournal.org">:lexicon</a></em> is Duquesne University’s journal of arts and literature. Since 2005, this student-run publication has been home to the poetry, prose, and visual art of the Duquesne Community. :<em>lexicon </em>works to celebrate the creative presence on campus through hosting open mic nights, book drives, and the annual Duquesne Art Show, along with the bi-annual publication of the journal. Just last year, we were recognized by Center of Student Involvement as the Outstanding Student Organization of the Year (2015-2016) at the Student Organization Leadership and Service Awards.
What is the Duquesne Summer Creative Writing Camp?
This program is a <a href="http://www.duq.edu/summer-writing">one-week intensive creative writing camp</a> that offers high-school writers the opportunity to hone their understanding of fiction and/or poetry. The camp is directed by John Fried, an associate professor in the English Department and <em>:lexicon’s </em>faculty advisor. Each Summer, John recruits two established authors to guide the campers through exercises, discussions, and workshops, while providing personal feedback on their individual work. At the end of the week, the students design and produce a small journal of the week's work. The journal is released at a public reading for friends and family on the last day of camp.
<em>This camp gives high school students the chance to:</em>
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<li>Develop their poetry or fiction writing skills with peers who share a similar love of writing</li>
<li>Work with and get one-on-one feedback from a published writer in their genre</li>
<li>Experience the Duquesne University campus and a college-level workshop</li>
<li>Publish their work in a small journal put together as a showcase of the session's most successful writing</li>
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Why is <em>:lexicon </em>crowdfunding?
Our editors feel passionately about programs that foster writing and involvement in the creative arts. We also believe that as graduating seniors and recipients of the Outstanding Student Organization of the Year Award, it is important to give back to Duquesne’s campus community in any way that we can. We hope to use this opportunity to ensure both a successful and accessible program is available for Duquesne’s next generation of writers!
How does this impact <em>:lexicon</em> & The University?
The camp provides members of the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts with valuable employment and internship opportunities. Currently, it is run by two members of our organization: John Fried, our Faculty Advisor, and Erin Donahoe, our Editor-in-Chief. Both recognize the camp as a way of expanding Duquesne’s engagement with the fine arts and facilitating collaboration between faculty and students. The camp is also supplying critical job experience for Erin, who is considering pursuing her masters in education. She hopes to eventually teach writing at a high school level after graduation.
Why do they need donations?
The camp receives some funding from the department, however the majority of the costs are covered by the students’ tuition. Although the cost of attending can be up to $450, the camp does not currently make a profit. Because of this, there is no room in the budget to provide financial aid, and several interested and talented writers have found themselves unable to attend in recent years. Costs of the camp include writing materials for each camper, lunches, and the production of the journal. By off-setting some of the costs associated with the camp, we hope to enhance the experience for the campers, and also offer two scholarships to promising students who inquire about financial aid.
What can you do to help?
Donations of any amount will go a long way, and anything you can give will be greatly appreciated! If you are unable to donate currently, or if you have already donated and would like to continue helping, please feel free to share our campaign on social media or to tell any students you know who may be interested about the camp.
Thank you for your time and considerations! Any questions about this campaign can be directed to Erin Donahoe at <a href="mailto:donahoee@duq.edu?subject=Lexicon%20Writing%20Camp%20Crowdfunding%20Campaign">donahoee@duq.edu</a>.
Stay Connected
<strong>Writing Camp </strong>-<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.duq.edu/summer-writing">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqwritingcamp">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.twitter.com/duqwritingcamp">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.vsco.co/duqwritingcamp">Vsco</a> | <a href="mailto:writingcamp@duq.edu">Email</a>
<strong><em>:lexicon</em> </strong>- <a href="http://www.lexiconjournal.org">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lexiconduq">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lexiconduq">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexiconduq">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:lexicon@duq.edu">Email</a>
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Strong Women, Strong Girls 2017
By Mary Jo Palko
Help Duquesne University's Strong Women, Strong Girls Chapter bring their mentees to campus for an educational field trip!
Help Duquesne University's Strong Women, Strong Girls Chapter bring their mentees to campus for an educational field trip! UPDATE
We hosted another successful educational field trip for our mentees on Saturday, April 22! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/DuqSWSG/photos/?tab=album&album_id=789441127878812">Click here</a> to see photos. This crowdfunding campaign is still running until May 18. It's not too late to donate and help us offset the costs of this special event and mentoring activities next fall. We appreciate everyone's donations thus far!
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What is Strong Women, Strong Girls?
<a href="http://www.swsg.org">Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG)</a> is a nationally recognized mentoring organization that offers programming in Pittsburgh and Boston. With college women as mentors, the program strives to support positive mentoring relationships between college women and pre-adolescent girls in underserved local communities to help raise ambition and combat the dangers of low self-esteem. SWSG provides a safe, nurturing afterschool program for girls in grades 3-5, giving them the opportunity to learn from positive role models—role models in which they may not have in their personal lives.
Strong Women, Strong Girls at Duquesne University
As mentors of the Duquesne University Chapter of SWSG, we aim to cultivate the self-confidence and aspiration of 300+ elementary-aged girls within the Pittsburgh community. During weekly sessions, the girls read the biography of a female role model—one that is recognizable at the historical, national, or local level—and then apply one of the role model’s specific, positive attributes to a structured activity. We also incorporate semester-long service projects within our programming, hoping to foster a sense of community awareness among the girls.
Why Crowdfunding? To Give Our Mentees an Educational Field Trip to Duquesne University on Saturday, April 22!
Each year, we plan and execute an educational field trip to Duquesne’s campus, which the girls look forward to from the beginning of programming. This year, we will bring our girls to Duquesne’s campus on Saturday, April 22 to show them what a college campus is like and also expose them to what higher education has to offer. As the number of girls in SWSG grows, the amount of needed materials—and therefore funding—subsequently grows.
Your donation can help cover the costs of the field trip and provide our mentees with:
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<li>Lunch and snacks</li>
<li>Transportation to-and-from Duquesne University</li>
<li>Supplies, such as picture frames that will be decorated for the girls to have as keepsakes</li>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pg/DuqSWSG/photos/?tab=album&album_id=607018466121080">CLICK HERE</a> to see photos from last year's Field Trip.
<em>Additional donations raised beyond our goal will help to benefit other Duquesne University Strong Women, Strong Girls programming.</em>
What it Means to Be A Strong Women, Strong Girls Mentor
SWSG is unique from other service organizations because it allows us, as mentors, to not only serve our community, but become fully immersed and integrated within it. When one becomes a mentor in SWSG, she exceeds the definitional boundaries of a volunteer—she becomes a leader, she becomes an ambassador, and she becomes a role model. She is forever changing the life of a girl, one who has never felt a sense of empowerment. There is an activity in the semester that requires the girls to share the name of a strong woman in their own lives. When we see a mentor’s name written on the line, we know that our mission has been advanced.
Please Support Us by Donating and Spreading the Word Today!
Please consider joining us in our mission to empower our young mentees, and change their lives forever. Make a donation today and help to spread the word about this campaign by sharing on social media. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQSWSG! Don't forget to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DuqSWSG">Facebook</a>.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT!
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Mission Experience: Dominican Republic '17
By Matt Broeren
Enrich the mission experience of 10 Duquesne University students who will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic!
Enrich the mission experience of 10 Duquesne University students who will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic! STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have exceeded our initial goal of $1,500! We hope to now hit our new stretch goal of $2,000, which will allow us to further defray costs. Thank you to everyone who has already donated!
Who are we?
We are a group of 10 Duquesne University students traveling to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. This trip is sponsored by Spiritan Campus Ministry to continue building the relationship started in 2008 with Our Lady of Hope Parish.
Where are we going?
This July, we will travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic, where we will be working with Our Lady of Hope Parish (Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza). The parish is located in barrio Villa Liberación, which is north of San Juan.
What are we doing?
We will be working together with the parish youth group to facilitate a day camp for children ages 6-10 focused on structured play and mentorship. Additionally, funds raised will be used to assist in medical supplies and home repair expenses for the elderly and infirm of the area. While we are there, we will be able to visit with recipients of the funding.
In addition to running the camp, we will spend time with members of the community through home visits, tours of the area, and free time spent with the teens.
How can your donation help?
In addition to this trip enriching our educational experience as Duquesne University students, funds raised will be used to help provide the community with:
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<li>Camp supplies</li>
<li>Medical supplies for the elderly and infirm</li>
<li>New roofing/home repair</li>
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Please donate today and help spread the word on social media! Thank you!
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Duquesne University Men's Lacrosse 2017
By Michael Ruth
Support the Duquesne University Men's Lacrosse Club Team as they begin their second season!
Support the Duquesne University Men's Lacrosse Club Team as they begin their second season! Who are we?
We are the Duquesne University Men’s Club Lacrosse team. The team consists of 35 players and two coaches. Established in 2015, our inaugural season exceeded expectations as we finished with an impressive 10-3 record, made it to the Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 18th in the nation.
We compete in the <a href="https://www.ncllax.com">Keystone Conference of the National College Lacrosse League</a> (NCLL) and face teams from University’s such as: Carnegie Mellon, Robert Morris, Slippery Rock and Shippensburg.
Our season begins March 19 and our momentum from last season, combined with a successful crowdfunding campaign would make us a true force in the NCLL this year.
Why do we need your support?
Duquesne Men’s Lacrosse opens the season ranked 24th in the nation, and we are an early favorite in the Three Rivers Division. Moreover, the program has a strong following throughout the student body, and our move to Arthur J. Rooney Field should only increase our popularity. With all that being said, we could really use some help as we look to continue to grow our program. Our organization is fully student-funded, which means we need financial support to offset our expensive costs. Donations will help to pay for:
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<li>Helmets</li>
<li>Uniforms</li>
<li>Player Dues</li>
<li>Field Fees</li>
<li>Referee Fees</li>
<li>Equipment</li>
<li>Travel Expenses</li>
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A successful campaign will also free us from having to spend time hosting fundraisers throughout the year, allowing us more time to focus on studies and practice.
How can you help?
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<li><strong>Donate Now!</strong> Please consider making a donation today. Even a gift of $10 will be a major help and get us closer to our goal and ease our financial burden.</li>
<li><strong>Spread the Word!</strong> Helping to spread the word about this campaign to those who are passionate about Duquesne and Lacrosse will greatly add to the success of this project. Since we are so new, we have no alumni specifically connected to the team who we can reach out to for support. Please post a link to this campaign on Facebook and Twitter!</li>
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Please stay connected and plan to attend a game!
In addition to raising dollars, we hope that this campaign also increases our fan base. Please follow us on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/duqmensclublax">@DuqMensClubLax</a>) and plan to cheer us on at one of our games this season at Rooney Field!
<em>To The Team That Got Me Back In The Game</em>
Check out <a href="https://www.theodysseyonline.com/team-game">this article</a> by Duquesne University student-athlete Jordan Lesher to learn what the Men's Lacrosse team means to him.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT!
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Best Buddies - Spread the Word to End the Word Concert
By Chelsea Conway
Help Duquesne University's Best Buddies Chapter host their Spread the Word to End the Word concert and provide the best opportunities for their buddies!
Help Duquesne University's Best Buddies Chapter host their Spread the Word to End the Word concert and provide the best opportunities for their buddies! What is Best Buddies?
Best Buddies is an international organization that matches students with individuals in the community who are 18 years or older and have intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in one-to-one friendship.
Best Buddies at Duquesne University
At Duquesne University, our Best Buddies Chapter has 112 one-to-one friendship matches and host events throughout the year to foster these relationships and promote inclusion on our campus.
<em>Some of the events include: </em>
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<li>Holiday parties</li>
<li>A talent show</li>
<li>Duquesne sports games</li>
<li>Outings to the circus and Disney on Ice</li>
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Our Biggest Event of the Year: The Spread the Word to End the Word Concert!
The Spread the Word to End the Concert is a national campaign created by Best Buddies International and Special Olympics to raise awareness about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed)” in everyday speech. This annual event encourages people to pledge to eliminate the derogatory use of the “r-word” and helps to communicate our message of the inclusion and integration of people with IDD to a wider audience.
This year's concert, which is expected to have 450 attendees, will be held on Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. in the Duquesne Union Ballroom. It will feature performances by:
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<li><em><a href="https://www.yesyoucandance.org">Yes! You Can Dance, </a></em>a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of dance</li>
<li>The rock cover band <em>Flying Sock Monkeys</em></li>
<li>Duquesne University's <a href="https://duq.collegiatelink.net/organization/encoreshowchoir">Encore Show Choir</a></li>
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Why We Need Your Support
We need donations in order to defray the costs of our events and provide the best opportunities for our buddies! Your donation will help make our Spread the Word to End the Word Concert a success and provide a memorable experience for our buddies.
<em>Donations will allow us to help pay for concert:</em>
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<li>T-shirts</li>
<li>Refreshments</li>
<li>Decorations</li>
<li>Performers and their travel/hotel expenses</li>
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Not only will the money be used to support our concert, but any remaining money will be used to fund events in the next school year!
How You Can Help
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<li><strong>Donate Now:</strong> Make a gift today, of any amount, to help us reach our goal and support this important program that means so much to so many. Even a donation of $10 will make a difference!</li>
<li><strong>Help us Spread the Word: </strong>Another way to make a big impact on our campaign is by helping to spread the word. Please share our link <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies17">www.spirit.duq.edu/bestbuddies17</a> via social media, e-mail and text and encourage your friends and family to make a donation.</li>
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Thank You!
From all of us students in Duquesne University’s Best Buddies Chapter and on behalf of our buddies, thank you for your consideration and support!
Make sure to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Best-Buddies-at-Duquesne-231462710315650/">Facebook</a> for regular updates about Best Buddies and to see your donation in action!
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STAGES (Student Theater Arts Guiding Engagement & Success)
By Duquesne University
Give the Duquesne University theater community the opportunity to host a theater arts summer camp for local teenagers.
Give the Duquesne University theater community the opportunity to host a theater arts summer camp for local teenagers. What is Duquesne University STAGES?
Duquesne University STAGES (Student Theater Arts Guiding Engagement & Success) brings teenagers living in the Greater Pittsburgh area to Duquesne University for a month-long theater arts summer camp. Students conceive, write, direct and perform in their own production. Students who wish to remain behind the scenes learn aspects of technical theater using state-of-the-art equipment.
The camp, held in Duquesne's Genesius Theater, is staffed by Duquesne University students, alumni, faculty and staff.
STAGES was created to make theater arts more accessible to students who may not otherwise have access to theater arts education in their schools and communities. We intentionally set tuition for the month-long program at less than many camps charge for one week. Additionally, any student who qualifies for free/reduced school lunch attends camp for free.
STAGES ran their first summer camp in 2016 thanks to a generous grant from the McKinney Family Foundation through PNC Charitable Trusts. Students from Perry High School, Holy Family Academy, Neighborhood Academy and Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School participated in the camp<strong>.</strong>
How does this impact those at Duquesne University?
STAGES not only benefits the teenagers in the program, but also the Duquesne students, alumni, faculty and staff who gain valuable community engagement experience from running the camp. In 2016, two undergraduates and one graduate student representing both the McAnulty School of Liberal Arts and the Nursing School were provided valuable summer employment as camp counselors. Long term, STAGES can also aid in collaborations between departments such as the existing collaboration between the theater and media arts programs.
How does this impact the community?
STAGES provides young people the chance to experience the theater arts as performers, writers and technicians. The overall goal is that the skills and self-discipline they learn at the camp will lead to measurable outcomes in collaboration/communication, self-esteem, time management and problem solving. In addition, the program exposes the campers to a college campus and allows them to envision themselves as part of the University community. These are opportunities they otherwise may not have.
Why do we need funding?
We received grant support to launch this effort last year, and we have received some funding this year, including from Cognizant via Maker Education Initiative (<a href="http://makered.org/">Maker Ed</a>). However, we need additional donations to provide a robust theater camp experience with costumes, props, transportation, healthy meals and a DVD keepsake of the camp performance for each student.
Here's how you can help!
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<li><strong>Donate: </strong>We hope you will choose to hit the "Give Now!" button and make a donation today. Gifts of all sizes will add up to help us reach our goal. Keep in mind how your generosity will impact both those at Duquesne University and the greater community.</li>
<li><strong>Spread the Word:</strong> Another way to greatly help this campaign is by spreading the word via social media, e-mail, text and word of mouth! Share this link (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/stages17">www.spirit.duq.edu/stages17</a>) with anyone you know who is passionate about theater arts and ask for their support.</li>
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Thank you for your consideration!
Thank you for taking the time to read about STAGES and our crowdfunding campaign. We can't wait to keep all of our donors informed about the camp this summer!
Questions?
If you have questions about STAGES or this campaign, please contact John Lane, Director of Theater Arts, at <a href="mailto:lanej@duq.edu?subject=STAGES%20Crowdfunding%20Campaign">lanej@duq.edu</a>.
<em>Duquesne University STAGES Project Owners: Front - Eva Diodati and Ro Vigilante; Back - John Lane and Justin Sines. Photo Credit: Nick Cipriano.</em>
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Urban Plunge Mission Experience: Arling./Balt. '17
By Linda Donovan
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore!
Give students the opportunity to experience Spiritan work in Arlington and Baltimore! Follow Us on Our Trip!
See your donation is action - read our <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/arlington-va-and-baltimore-md-ccme-2017/">Blog</a> for regular updates!
Who Are We?
We are a group of students from Duquesne University, continuing the tradition of service to communities across the world. Our Cross Cultural Mission Experience members honor our university’s tradition of service to marginalized communities. Through the CCME, students immerse themselves into a world of poverty and faith, working as allies with the community members and understanding their hardships.
Where Are We Serving and What Will We Experience?
Our Urban Plunge Cross-Cultural Mission Experience will take place in Baltimore, Maryland and Arlington, Virginia from March 4-12.
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<li>In West Baltimore, we will serve in St. Edward’s Parish</li>
<li>In Arlington, we will serve in Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish</li>
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In these cities our goal is to meet new people, experience different cultures, and try to understand the situations of the communities we encounter.
This trip allows us to experience Spiritan work in two drastically different locations
In West Baltimore, we will be engaging in manual labor to help St. Edwards restore their deteriorating parish center. St. Edwards is a parish with an aging congregation and little funds to assist with extra projects. Here, we will learn about challenges faced by inner city parishes and how regardless of resources, a rich faith community can be formed.
In Arlington, Our Lady of Queen of Peace is a historically African-American Parish. This parish has an active congregation and access to many funds to assist in their social justice ministries. Here, we will learn how to appreciate and begin to incorporate social justice work into our lives.
What Will We Be Doing?
This CCME allows students to engage in the inner city ministries of Spiritans in the United States. By learning and discussing issues such as poverty, homelessness, and food access, students begin to understand another side to Spiritan work and how they can engage in walking with those on the margins here at home.
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<li>First half of the week focuses on learning about the many ways OLQP puts faith into action in their rich commitment to social justice.</li>
<li>The second half of the week, students get their hands dirty by assisting the Baltimore based parishes on much needed maintenance and labor intensive projects.</li>
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Students will also learn about the rich history of community-based social change.
Please Donate Today and Help Spread the Word!
Please make a donation today to our mission trip. We greatly appreciate your generosity. You can also help this campaign by spreading the word on social media. Thank you!
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Urban Plunge Mission Experience: Chicago/Dayton '17
By Fr. Bill Christy C.S.Sp.
Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago -- and even build a playground for a Catholic grade school!
Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago -- and even build a playground for a Catholic grade school! Follow Us on Our Trip!
See your donation is action - read our <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/chicago-il-and-dayton-oh-ccme-2017/">Blog</a> for regular updates!
We need your help!
We are 13 Duquesne University students, from various educational programs all <em>interested in social justice and living the Duquesne mission, </em>will participate in a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience (CCME) in Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. This is the third year Duquesne students will be traveling to these urban communities to immerse themselves into a world of poverty and faith, working as allies with the community members and trying to understand their hardships.
When and where are we going?
We will be traveling from the Bluff to the Windy City on Saturday, March 4, 2017, and we will spend our spring break partaking in community projects to aid our Spiritan partners in Chicago and Dayton.
In Chicago, Illinois, we will join the St Ambrose congregation for Mass on the first Sunday of our trip. This parish is on the border of the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, and our group will have the opportunity to visit the DuSable Museum of African American History. In Chicago, we will be working with low-income individuals on hospice care, and we will also serve families in need by assisting a local food bank/soup kitchen<em>. </em> Soup Kitchen hosted by the Kenwood United Church of Christ. Working with the Alexian Brothers health care ministry at Bettendorf Place, a residential facility for low-income people with disabilities.
Midweek, our group will then travel to Dayton, Ohio to see firsthand the effects of urban decline and deindustrialization. We will be working with St. Benedict the Moor parish, assisting them with renovations to their school and working with students. The diocese of Dayton recently withdrew its support of this catholic school, but the church community decided the school must remain open as an option for families in the neighborhood. This change caused the school to scale back its services so there is currently only 6 grade levels: kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade.
How you can help?
<strong><em>We are planning to use the funds raised through crowdfunding to purchase a large piece of playground equipment, which our group will install at St Benedict the Moor School in Dayton.</em></strong> When we began, the playground was only an empty lot and the children are in need of structured play equipment. In the last couple of years we have been able to provide the children with various board games, educational material, and other recreational equipment. Our ultimate goal is to raise enough money to acquire a swing set for the children, the cost of which is around $700. Any amount you are able to donate will help us reach our goal of providing the children of St Benedict the Moor School with a piece of playground equipment that will last for years.
Above and Beyond!
Any funds raised that are not needed for playground improvements will be used for school supplies for the children or on one of the projects we will be working on in Chicago.
Please Donate Today and Spread the Word
We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Appalachian Mission Experience: Mullens, WV '17
By Duquesne University
Give Duquesne University students the resources to provide the community of Mullens, WV with a community garden and to support their local food pantry!
Give Duquesne University students the resources to provide the community of Mullens, WV with a community garden and to support their local food pantry! Follow Us on Our Trip!
See your donation is action - read our <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/mullens-wv-ccme-2017/">Blog</a> for regular updates!
Who are we?
We are a group of unique, but like-minded, Duquesne University students excited to spend our Spring Break in Mullens, West Virginia through Duquesne’s Spiritian Campus Ministry. Duquesne University has a long-standing relationship with the Appalachian communities of West Virginia, and our student groups have been traveling to work in these communities for 28 years.
Mullens is a small coal mining town in southern West Virginia that struggles with severe poverty. Each year, leaders of this rural community work closely with our group to communicate what projects are most important to the community and what specific resources are needed.
Our goal is to provide resources deemed necessary by the community and to connect with the members of the community by spending time with them. We will face the harsh winter with determination, and we are grateful to our hosts for the opportunity to serve and learn about this area of the country.
What will we be doing?
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives, and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Two years ago, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the Mullens Opportunity Center (MOC). The greenhouse was extremely successful, and resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
Last year we constructed raised beds at the Mullens Opportunity Center and at a local school.
This year, we have been asked to assist in the purchase of a shredder/mulcher so that organic compost can be produced for local residents who will begin subsistence farming. We continue to focus on projects that foster the strong community spirit of Mullens, like the addition of a community garden with raised beds. We will also work in the local food pantry as we have in years past.
Please donate and spread the word!
Please consider donating money to our cause to help provide the shredder/mulcher and supplies for community agricultural projects and food to the food pantry. We also ask that you please share this page with people you think would be interested in our project. Thank you for your support, and check back often for updates!
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Migrant Farmworker Mission Experience: Immokalee '17
By Duquesne University
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL!
Embark on a journey with a group of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL! Follow Us on Our Trip!
See your donation is action - read our <a href="https://spiritancampusministry.wordpress.com/immokalee-fl-ccme-2017/">Blog</a> for regular updates!
Who are we?
We are a group of students from Duquesne University participating in the Spiritan Campus Ministry Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. During our spring break in March 2017 we will be traveling to Immokalee, Florida to support and work with the <a href="http://www.ciw-online.org/">Coalition of Immokalee Workers</a> (CIW) in their fight for fair wages and working conditions. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will allow us to put Duquesne's mission of serving God by serving others into action.
What is the CIW?
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization advocating social responsibility to end human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. Their main focus is the Campaign for Fair Food which ensures fair labor practices in Florida’s tomato fields and beyond through the support and collaboration of allies (students, people of faith and food justice advocates). The CIW has successfully committed corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s, and Subway to fair food practices and continues to work diligently to secure better wages and working conditions for migrant farm workers.
Duquesne University has had a long-standing partnership with the CIW for the past 29 years.
Why Immokalee, Florida?
Immokalee, known for its vast growth of tomatoes, is one of the smallest and poorest towns in Florida. Yet it is less than 50 miles outside of one of Florida’s wealthiest cities, Naples. 40% of Immokalee’s population lives below the poverty line because it is heavily populated with farmworkers who pick 32-lb buckets of tomatoes for only $.50/bucket daily.
Where does your donation go?
Your donation to our mission trip will go directly to the organizations and causes that we are working with during our week in Immokalee, Florida. We will be helping the CIW prepare for their Spring Action and working with soup kitchens, daycares, and Habitat for Humanity.
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Duquesne Day of Giving 2017
By Duquesne University
The #DUQDayofGiving is a one-day virtual fundraising event. Make an unrestricted or designated gift of any amount and help us make history! Let's Go Dukes!
The #DUQDayofGiving is a one-day virtual fundraising event. Make an unrestricted or designated gift of any amount and help us make history! Let's Go Dukes! If you missed the Duquesne Day of Giving we would still love to have your support! <a href="https://securelb.imodules.com/s/831/index.aspx?sid=831&gid=1&pgid=1999&cid=3779&appealcode=EDOG0317">Click here</a> to make a donation.
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BE PART OF HISTORY & DONATE NOW!
<em><strong>2016 Numbers to Beat...1,023 Gifts; $109,122.00 Raised</strong></em>
It's the second annual Duquesne Day of Giving! Our virtual fundraising event where we ask YOU our alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends to make an online donation to Duquesne University. You can make an unrestricted gift to support our areas of greatest need or designate your gift to the school, organization or sports team that means the most to you. Even $10 will make a difference! To help break last year's Duquesne Day of Giving historic records, consider increasing your gift by $5 or make multiple gifts to support numerous areas of campus!
<strong>Maximize Your Gift - View our Complete List of Challenges Near the Bottom of this Page!</strong>
HOW TO DONATE & DESIGNATE A GIFT
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Click "Give Now!" at the bottom of the page.
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Enter your credit card information and click "Pay With Your Credit Card"
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HELP SPREAD THE WORD
Make today even more successful by <a href="http://www.duq.edu/make-a-gift/day-of-giving/spread-the-word-about-day-of-giving">spreading the word</a> about the Duquesne Day of Giving! Use the "Share" buttons on this page to easily promote the #DUQDayofGiving on social media. As we learned last year, all of those posts, shares, likes, e-mails and texts really add up and make a big impact!
DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR DUQUESNE DAY OF GIVING CHALLENGES
<strong>School of Law - Participation Challenge: 75 Donors Unlocks $7,500</strong>
Challenge #1: The Duquesne Law Alumni Association (DLAA) will donate $2,500 if 25 individuals donate to the Duquesne School of Law.
Challenge #2: DLAA will donate an additional $2,500 if 50 individuals donate to the Duquesne School of Law.
Challenge #3: DLAA president, Garry Nelson L'82, will personally donate $2,500 if 75 individuals donate to the Duquesne School of Law.
<strong>School of Nursing - $2,500 Matching Challenge</strong>
Francis Feld, N'93 will match donations to the School of Nursing dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500.
<strong>McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts - $5,000 Participation Challenge</strong>
Dean James Swindal and his wife Mary will donate $5,000 if 100 individuals designate their gift to the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts.
<strong>School of Pharmacy - $4,000 Participation Challenge</strong>
Craig G. Cochenour, P'81, L'88 will donate $4,000 if 75 individuals designate their gift to the School of Pharmacy.
<strong>Palumbo Donahue School of Business - $10,000 Participation Challenge</strong>
An anonymous donor has agreed to donate $10,000 to the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business if 100 individuals designate their gift to the School of Business on the Duquesne Day of Giving.
<strong>Current Parents - Participation Challenge: 100 Donors Unlocks $2,000</strong>
Parents of a current Duquesne University student will anonymously donate $2,000 if 100 current parents make a gift to any designation across the University.
<strong>Duquesne University Swimming & Diving - $5,000 Matching Gift Challenge</strong>
An anonymous supporter and parent of a Duquesne University women's swimming alumna has made a $50,000 commitment over five years to the Swimming & Diving program. As part of this pledge, $10,000 in gifts from additional supporters needs to be matched this year. The program already has $5,000 in commitments, leaving $5,000 to be "unlocked" on the Duquesne Day of Giving. All donations on this day, to the Swimming & Diving program, will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.
QUESTIONS? HAVING ISSUES?
Contact <a href="mailto:jakielod@duq.edu?subject=Duquesne%20Day%20of%20Giving">jakielod@duq.edu</a>.
THANK YOU!
From all of us at Duquesne University - we deeply appreciate your enthusiasm, generosity and support of the Duquesne Day of Giving. Thanks for helping us make history!
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Duquesne University Hockey Team 2017
By Conrad Waite
Support the Duquesne University Ice Hockey Team's current season and their quest to Nationals!
Support the Duquesne University Ice Hockey Team's current season and their quest to Nationals! ANNOUNCING OUR STRETCH GOAL: $8,000!
Due to overwhelming support from our alumni and friends, we exceeded our initial crowdfunding goal in less than a week! Our campaign does not end until March 5 so there is still time to donate and help spread the word about this project. We are announcing our stretch goal of $8,000 to help defray more of the costs for our student-athletes. This is already the most successful Duquesne University hosted crowdfunding campaign so let’s see how high we can go! Thank you all for your support!
<strong>The Team…</strong>
<a href="http://www.duquesnehockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/duquesnehockey">Duquesne Hockey</a> is a club team that competes at the Division 1 level of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Division 1 consists of 60 teams across the United States including the top hockey teams for large Universities such as Oklahoma, Syracuse, Delaware, Arizona, Illinois & Kent State. Locally, Duquesne competes in the CHMA against the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University, West Virginia, John Carroll, Mercyhurst, Slippery Rock and Indiana University of PA.
Duquesne Hockey is a fully student funded organization. Many of the players work a job to be able to pay for hockey, which is time spent in addition to a full course load and the 12-18 hours per week that they dedicate to practice, games, off ice work outs and travel. The hockey team also works to be outstanding members of the Duquesne University and Pittsburgh community, from tutoring kids and giving lessons to local hockey players, to volunteer and charity work.
<strong>Nationals…</strong>
The regular season champion of each league receives an auto bid to the National Championship Tournament. The National Tournament consists of 20 teams, including 4 play in games, and then a 16 team single elimination format. This year, the Tournament is held as a part of a National Festival with the other four levels of ACHA hockey, in Columbus, Ohio. More information can be found at <a href="http://www.ACHAnationals.com">www.ACHAnationals.com</a>.
Currently Duquesne is in first place in the CHMA with a record of 9-4 with one game remaining.
Duquesne last qualified for the National Tournament in 2009 when they finished 15th in the country.
<strong>Why we need donations…</strong>
We are a fully student funded organization. This means that every cost associated with the program is paid for with player dues, which for the current season were approximately $2,500 per player. Should we make Nationals, the cost to attend will be at least $8,000 and possibly more depending on how successful we are. The money we receive will go to pay for the costs associated including the bus, hotels, food and other expenses.
If we do not make Nationals this season, the money raised will go towards remaining expenses for this season, as well as future costs for the program. Many of those costs can be seen in the Donation Levels on this page, but they also include: Cost of Practice Ice, Cost of Game Ice, Other game fees including Referee’s and EMT’s, charter buses, hotels, meals for road trips, jerseys, apparel and equipment and more.
<strong>How you can help…</strong>
There are two major ways you can help the Duquesne Hockey Team.
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<li>You can make a donation today! Whether you choose to support us with one of our suggested levels, or by clicking “Give Now”, everything helps!</li>
<li>You can share this page on Facebook, Twitter, by email or even word of mouth! Do you know a hockey fan or Duquesne Alum that might want to help us out? Let them know! Just like how every donation is important, sharing this page is a huge help!</li>
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<strong>Stay connected...</strong>
Follow us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/DuqHockey">Twitter</a> and make sure to use the hashtag #DUQHockey when spreading the word. Thank you!
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Senior Class Giving "Pass the Hat" 2017
By Duquesne University
Duquesne University Class of 2017 - "Pass the Hat" to support future generations of Dukes!
Duquesne University Class of 2017 - "Pass the Hat" to support future generations of Dukes! "Pass the Hat" Reminders!
<strong>Make Your Gift in Honor of Your Favorite Teacher:</strong> When you make your donation on this page you will have the opportunity to make your gift in honor of someone. Consider making your gift in honor of the teacher that made the biggest impact on you at Duquesne. Contact <a href="mailto:brownb4@duq.edu?subject=Pass%20the%20Hat%20Campaign">Brianna Brown</a> and we can provide you with a thank you card to send to this teacher. You can personally deliver the card or someone from our committee would be happy to deliver it for you. It would mean the world to them!
<strong>Get Your Duquesne University Tech Tattoos! </strong>As our thanks to you, all seniors who make a gift receive free Duquesne University tech tattoos. This item will not be mailed so contact <a href="mailto:brownb4@duq.edu?subject=Tech%20Tattoos">Brianna Brown</a> to arrange for pick-up or delivery.
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What is the Senior Class Giving "Pass the Hat" Campaign?
The goal of the Senior Class Giving "Pass the Hat" campaign is to get 10% of the Class of 2017 to make a donation back to Duquesne University. Gifts can be designated to your favorite area of campus (there is an area on the donation form to fill this in) and even a gift of $5 will really make a difference! This has become a tradition at many University's and started at Duquesne in 2015. By making your senior gift, you can help ensure that the amazing opportunities and experiences we have had over the past four years will continue to be available to the students who come after us.
I already pay tuition. Why should I give?
This is a totally valid concern! But the truth is tuition and fees only cover about 74.7% of University expenses. And there is so much that goes into the Duquesne experience! Donations play a major role in supporting academics, scholarships, activities, organizations, and a safe and clean environment—all of which are a vital and valuable part of our daily lives on campus.
Where will my money go?
That’s up to you! When you make your senior gift, you decide its designation. You will be able to donate to any of the following areas:
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<li>University’s Area of Greatest Need</li>
<li>Your Academic School</li>
<li>Campus Ministry</li>
<li>Athletics</li>
<li>Greek Organizations</li>
<li>Gumberg Library</li>
<li>Student Scholarships</li>
<li>Have another program in mind? Gifts can also be directed towards specific funds.</li>
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How much should I give?
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<li>In honor of our graduation year, we suggest a gift of $20.17. However, gifts of all sizes and amounts are welcome. In the 2015 fiscal year, over 7,000 alumni and friends made gifts to the University totaling $2.3 million, and nearly 50% of these gifts were under $100! Every donation truly counts. So give what you can, and have fun doing it.</li>
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I’m in. What’s next?
There are two ways you can support this campaign:
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<li><strong>Donate.</strong> Make your donation online now. It only takes a few moments. Simply hit the “Give Now” button!</li>
<li><strong>Spread the Word.</strong> Help us spread the word of this campaign to fellow seniors! Share this page via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail or word of mouth. All of those shares will really add up to help make the campaign a success.</li>
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Thank you for your consideration and support!
<em>Senior Gift Committee 2017</em>
Brianna Brown, Chair of the Senior Gift Committee
Matthew Broeren, Olivia Erickson, Emily Grecco, Heather Konstanzer, Breelyn McClernand, Daniel Priore, Shannon Prest, Ashton Salopek , Colby Simpson, Emily Squiller, James Taylor, Briana Turrisi, Nicole Van Arsdale, Shelby Wasil, Tiffany Wiedeman
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American Chemical Society 2016
By Danielle Bautista
Help Duquesne University students in the American Chemical Society attend their national conference this April in San Francisco!
Help Duquesne University students in the American Chemical Society attend their national conference this April in San Francisco! <strong>What is the American Chemical Society?</strong>
The <a href="https://www.acs.org/">American Chemical Society</a> is the largest scientific society in the world, serving more than 157,000 members globally, providing educational and career development programs, products and services.
<strong>The Award-Winning Duquesne University ACS Student Members Chapter</strong>
Duquesne University has a student member ACS chapter, which is a social and service organization open to all science majors who strive to attain academic and professional success at Duquesne.
The <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/natural-and-environmental-sciences/academic-programs/chemistry-and-biochemistry/american-chemical-society">Duquesne ACS Student Members Chapter</a> is one of the most successful student organizations on campus, growing from 12 members in 2008 to 120 members in 2016. The organization has won the ACS Outstanding Student Chapter Award for FIVE years in a row and the ACS Green Chemistry Chapter Award TWO years in a row.
<strong>Why Are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
Networking and presentation experiences are vital to building a strong scientific career. The Duquesne ACS Chapter provides opportunities for students gain this experience at both national and local chemistry conferences.
The <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/spring-2017.html">253rd American Chemical Society National Conference</a> will be held April 2-6, 2017 in San Francisco, CA and we need <strong>YOUR</strong> support to help send some of our students there.
<strong>Why Should You Want to Help Send Duquesne University Students to the Conference?</strong>
Duquesne University students who are fortunate enough to attend the conference will get to:
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<li>Present their research and represent Duquesne University on the national stage</li>
<li>Attend poster sessions and special lectures</li>
<li>Meet with mentors and peers in a more laid-back, social setting</li>
<li>Attend the <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/career-fair.html">ACS Career Fair</a></li>
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<strong>Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
We ask that you please make a donation today to help give Duquesne University students this incredible experience. Even gifts of $10 will make a difference. You can also help by spreading word of this campaign to others who may be interested via social media, e-mail and text. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQACS!
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND GENEROSITY!</strong>
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Duquesne University Delta Chi 2016
By Zachary W. Galloway
Support Duquesne University's Delta Chi Chapter by making a gift to their Greek Life Student Support Fund!
Support Duquesne University's Delta Chi Chapter by making a gift to their Greek Life Student Support Fund! <em>Video created by Duquesne University student and Delta Chi Public Relations Chair Jacob Katz.</em>
<strong>Duquesne University Delta Chi Fraternity</strong>
Thank you for taking time to visit the Delta Chi crowdfunding page! We are the first fraternity at Duquesne University to launch a campaign like this and hope you will decide to help make it a success. It would be great to show the campus community the uncommon bond we have with our alumni and friends.
As many of you know, Delta Chi is no club; it is a brotherhood, a commitment, and above all, a place to cultivate lasting friendships. It provides its members with the opportunity to be involved with an international friendship spanning over 120 years, to refine their personal and social skills, to develop a sense of belonging and fellowship in a college environment, and to jump-start their post-college success. It also encourages brothers to broaden the college experience through leadership programs, intramural events, academic support, Greek life events, regional conferences and international conventions.
Gifts of any size – even $19.94 – will help us reach our crowdfunding goal, which would be a huge momentum boost as we begin this new academic year on campus.
<strong>How your donation will be used...</strong>
Duquesne University has established Greek Life Student Support Funds for each Greek organization. These gift accounts allow us to accept donations, which we can use to help support our most immediate needs. Examples of how these funds may be used:
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<li>Help to cover chapter dues for brothers who are in need of financial assistance. Dues are currently $500 a year, $400 a year for new members.</li>
<li>Allow us to make upgrades to our wing in Towers, such as hiring a professional painter to add our beliefs to the wall.</li>
<li>Offset expenses for our spring formal.</li>
<li>Pay for transportation, meals, etc. for brothers to attend the <a href="http://deltachiconvention.org/dxc18">61st International Convention</a> in Denver, CO <strong>August 1st – 5th, 2018.</strong></li>
<li>Provide student programming, scholarship and additional chapter needs.</li>
<li>In addition, having a healthy Greek Life Student Support Funds will allow us to focus more of our resources and time towards our many philanthropic efforts.</li>
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<em>* Use of all donations must be approved by Rebecca Mikler, Director of Greek Life, and Sarah Sperry, Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations.</em>
<strong>The current state of Delta Chi at Duquesne University…</strong>
We are one of the most prominent and involved fraternities on campus. The fraternity works closely with and raises money for several charitable organizations, including the Progeria Research Foundation, The Friends of Denang, The V Foundation for Cancer Research, and Brashear Association. They also provide service to both the University and the local community. On campus, Delta Chi’s have the respect of students, faculty and administrators.
<strong>Please donate today and spread the word!</strong>
Please show your support of our efforts and donate to our campaign today by clicking on the “Give Now!” button on this page. If you have any questions about Delta Chi, please feel free to contact our President at gallowayz@duq.edu .
Another way to show your support is by spreading word of this page via e-mail or by posting a link on your social media accounts. Use the hashtag #DeltaChi16. For regular updates about Delta Chi, follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duqdx">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/duqdx">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duqdx">Instagram</a>.
Thank You!
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
By Elizabeth Foley
Help Duquesne University students in the NSSLHA attend the American Speech and Hearing Association National Convention in Philadelphia!
Help Duquesne University students in the NSSLHA attend the American Speech and Hearing Association National Convention in Philadelphia! What is NSSLHA?
The <a href="http://www.asha.org/NSSLHA/About-NSSLHA">National Student Speech Language Hearing Association</a> (NSSLHA) is a national organization for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the study of normal and disordered human communication.
NSSLHA at Duquesne University
We have our own <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/health-sciences/academic-programs/speech-language-pathology/student-activities/national-student-speech-hearing-language-association">NSSLHA Chapter</a> at Duquesne University, which is open to all current Speech-Language Pathology students.
As part of our NSSLHA Chapter, we participate in:
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<li>Service activities around the Pittsburgh community pertaining to speech and language disorders</li>
<li>Apraxia walk supporting families of children with Apraxia</li>
<li>Educational events for members that explain health science field from different perspectives of various professionals</li>
<li>Aphasia workshop- learning for speech pathology students and teaching PT students</li>
<li>Research opportunities that bring faculty and students together to expand knowledge and encourage student learning outside of the classroom</li>
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Why Are We Crowdfunding?
It has become a tradition that the 4th and 5th year members of our chapter (graduate students) attend the annual <a href="http://www.asha.org/Events/convention">American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention</a>. We need your support to send as many students as we can to this great event. The 2016 ASHA Convention will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 17–19, 2016.
Why is the Convention Important for Duquesne University Students to Attend?
This convention is the premier annual event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Bringing together more than 14,000 attendees, the Annual Convention provides students with a once-a-year opportunity to learn about the latest research, polish clinical skills, improve techniques, and gain new tools and resources to advance professional development. (<a href="http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/About-the-ASHA-Convention">www.asha.org/Events/convention/About-the-ASHA-Convention</a>)
At the convention, our members will:
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<li>Learn about different disorders, treatments and technology in speech pathology.</li>
<li>Be exposed to research on how to treat patients, from those who have suffered from a stroke to traumatic brain injuries to articulation disorders in children and other speech and language disorders.</li>
<li>Have the opportunity to present their research! Over the past year, our own students have worked on research projects to present at this convention, which examines several different disorders. These projects either offer insight into these disorders or examine treatment methods and technology designed to treat certain disorders.</li>
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In addition, the convention is a wonderful opportunity for students to make connections with other professionals, learn about cutting edge research and explore potential interests in the field of speech-language pathology. We hope that by going to the convention, we learn more about our field and the disorders that we will see throughout our forthcoming careers, making us better and more competent professionals and therapists.
From Duquesne University Students Who Have Attended...
The following are from students that attended the convention last year:
<em>“Last year, I attended the ASHA convention for the first time. As a young clinician, researcher, and student in the first year of the professional phase of my speech-language pathology program, attending the convention was a wonderful experience. Before the professional phase of my program, I assisted in data collection for a study examining structured language treatment for a person with primary progressive aphasia. Although I had previously presented the preliminary findings of this study to students and professors at my university, by attending the 2015 ASHA convention I also had the opportunity to share these findings with students, researchers, and other professionals in the field of speech-language pathology for the first time. Discussing the outcomes of our study with interested and engaged professionals was extremely rewarding and encouraging. I began to further understand the importance, impact, and value of evidence based practice. Following this experience, I decided to seek out as many research opportunities as I could, assisting in multiple studies as well as developing my own master’s thesis.” </em><strong>– Joanne Kinney, 5th Year SLP Graduate Student</strong>
<em>"This conference not only met, but exceeded my expectations! We learned so much information about a variety of different areas in Speech-Language Pathology. We also had the opportunity to meet with some of the leading researchers in the profession , as well as the authors to some of our text books! It was also nice to meet with Speech-Language Pathologists who are already working in the field to hear about their experiences and advice for students." </em><strong>– Gabrielle Walsh, 5th Year SLP Graduate Student</strong>
Please Give Now and Help Spread the Word!
If you would like to help enhance the educational experience of Duquesne University Speech-Language Pathology students, then please give now. We also ask that you please help spread the word about this campaign by sharing this link (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/nsslha16">www.spirit.duq.edu/nsslha16</a>) on social media and by sending it to those who might also be willing to help. Thank you!
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iDebate Rwanda at Duquesne University
By Duquesne University
Help support the Duquesne Debating Society in their efforts to host Rwandan debate students for their week-long stay at Duquesne University.
Help support the Duquesne Debating Society in their efforts to host Rwandan debate students for their week-long stay at Duquesne University. <strong>Who Are We? Why Are We Hosting a Crowdfunding Campaign?</strong>
We are upperclassmen and graduate students in the Duquesne University COMM 350: Event Planning class. We are assisting the Duquesne Debating Society in their efforts to host iDebate Rwanda on campus this November for a week-long visit. This effort will provide the unique opportunity for the Duquesne University community to engage with five Rwandan students in cultural activities, educational enrichment and at a special event in November.
This will be the third time in three years the debate team from Rwanda will stop at Duquesne University for a debate that serves a higher purpose. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/388951631186126/photos/?tab=album&album_id=935074693240481">See photos from last year</a>.
<strong>What is iDebate Rwanda?</strong>
<a href="http://www.debaterwanda.org">iDebate Rwanda</a> is an organization that holds a yearly competition to send young students from Rwanda to the United States for a national tour. The tour is centered around debate and the idea of “thinking and speaking a better world.” iDebate Rwanda also provides opportunities for numerous students around East Africa to learn about debate and attend tournaments.
<strong>Why Do We Need You to Give Today?</strong>
Donations are needed to help the Duquesne Debating Society cover the costs of bringing iDebate Rwanda to campus. Specifically, your donation will be used to help cover the costs of:
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<li>Paying a hosting fee to iDebate Rwanda</li>
<li>Room and board for the visiting debaters and coaches</li>
<li>Costs associated with our main event, including advertising, food, et cetera</li>
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<strong>What Will iDebate Rwanda Do Here and How Does it Benefit Duquesne University?</strong>
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<li>Duquesne University students, faculty and staff will have multiple opportunities to meet and engage with the Rwandan debate team throughout the week of November 7.</li>
<li>The main event of the week will be an intercultural social held on campus that includes dinner and speakers on the theme of<em> Forgiveness</em>. This event will be open to the Duquesne University community and the local Pittsburgh community. It will allow Duquesne University students to learn about post-genocide Rwanda as well as engage in intercultural exchange with college-aged students from Rwanda. </li>
</ul>
<strong>Please Give Today and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
This project deeply connects with the <a href="http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement">Mission</a> of Duquesne University, in particular, our commitment to "moral and spiritual values" and attention to "global concerns." Please make a donation today by hitting the "Give Now!" button on this page. You can also help by sharing a link to this page on social media. Please include the #DUQiDebate. Thank you!
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Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2016
By Caitlin Phalunas
Support the Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2016! The first Club Sports to host a crowdfunding campaign on Spirit!
Support the Duquesne University Equestrian Team 2016! The first Club Sports to host a crowdfunding campaign on Spirit! <em><strong>If you are having technical trouble making a gift online, please contact David Jakielo, A’05, GA’10, assistant director of annual giving, at <a href="mailto:jakielod@duq.edu">jakielod@duq.edu</a>. Thank you!</strong></em>
The Duquesne University Equestrian Team (DUET), an officially recognized Club Sport at Duquesne University, provides the opportunity for students to get involved in recreational and competitive riding.
We are a small but thriving team of seven student-athlete riders who are proud to represent this great University. DUET adds to our educational experience we receive at Duquesne because it allows us to:
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<li>Create friendships with other students who also share a love of riding</li>
<li>Compete at shows with other collegiate-level riders</li>
<li>Escape the hectic atmosphere of academic studies by participating in this fun and exciting sport</li>
<li>Give those who have not previously ridden the opportunity to learn about and experience riding</li>
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<strong>Recent Accomplishments</strong>
DUET team members regularly win ribbons during season show competition for their individual riding skills. A number of our team members over the years have won individual ribbons placing in the top three.
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<li>2015 – team placed 7th overall in our region</li>
<li>2015 – rider placed 4th at regionals</li>
<li>2014 – riders placed 2nd and 6th at regionals</li>
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We now need the support of alumni, family and friends to help take our efforts to the next level!
<strong>Why Do We Need Donations?</strong>
DUET riders are tasked with all:
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<li>Personal expenses for traveling to regular season and regional show competitions</li>
<li>Personal coaching fees for the fall and spring seasons</li>
<li>Coaching fees for each show</li>
<li>Show travel costs</li>
<li>Riding apparel</li>
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Duquesne is also hosting a show this year, which needs financial support to help cover the fees of:
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<li>Ribbons awarded to all riders</li>
<li>Individual prizes for 1st place</li>
<li>Judges’ hotel fees.</li>
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Due to these expenses, cost is a main reason students do not join DUET. Donations will help to off-set these costs, lessen the financial burden on students and continue a vigorous team that will give other students the chance to be involved in future seasons.
More specifically, the funds will be used during the 2016 season to provide each individual DUET rider the chance to compete in at least two classes at each show.
<strong>How You Can Help…</strong>
There are two main ways you can keep the Duquesne University Equestrian Team alive and thriving with talented riders:
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<li>Please make a donation today by clicking on the “Give Now!” button. Even a donation of $10 will help us reach our goal!</li>
<li>Do you know someone with a passion for riding who might be interested in supporting our team? Please tell them about this campaign and share this link – <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/duet16">www.spirit.duq.edu/duet16</a> – on social media.</li>
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Out of all the Club Sports and Athletic Teams at Duquesne University, DUET is the FIRST to host a crowdfunding campaign on <em>Spirit</em>. A successful campaign will help make others aware that Duquesne has a prominent Equestrian Team on campus that our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends can all be proud of. Go Dukes!
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#PowerGumberg
By Sara Baron, EdD
Our students have spoken. They need more outlets in Gumberg Library to charge the wide variety of devices they use to work/study. Let's make it happen!
Our students have spoken. They need more outlets in Gumberg Library to charge the wide variety of devices they use to work/study. Let's make it happen! <strong>What Are We Raising Money For?</strong>
To add <a href="http://bretford.com/product/explore-collaborative-tables">tables with built-in electrical outlets</a> in Gumberg Library, our most frequent request from students who use the library.
<strong>Why Does Gumberg Library Need to Raise Money for These Items?</strong>
The ways Duquesne University students study and work has greatly evolved since Gumberg Library opened nearly 40 years ago.
Today, student productivity depends upon the availability of electrical outlets to charge laptops, tablets, and other devices, some of which are required for different programs. <strong></strong>In addition, the shortage of electrical outlets in the library presents a formidable challenge for students wishing to work long hours without being interrupted by a low battery.
Thus, the scarcity of outlets in the library has become a widely acknowledged issue among students. We regularly receive comment cards like the one pictured that express the need for more outlets and tables.
A solution that solves both issues (pictured) is to purchase tables with built-in outlets. Additionally, donations can also be used so that our maintenance team can retrofit tables.
<strong>We Need Your Support of this Crowdfunding Campaign to Make it Happen!</strong>
Over the past several years, we have used our resources and Duquesne Day of Giving donations to increase the number of outlets in Gumberg Library. We have:
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<li>More than doubled the number of electrical outlets on the 5th floor</li>
<li>Purchased mobile power towers</li>
<li>Installed a powered divider on the 4th floor</li>
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However, with more than half a million visitors to Gumberg Library each year, we still need more outlets and tables. Additional funding is needed to make this happen. You can see an example of the type of table with built-in outlets that we plan to order <a href="http://bretford.com/product/explore-collaborative-tables">at this link</a>.
We believe that crowdfunding will be a convenient way for our generous alumni and friends to donate and help spread the word about this need. Help us give our students the necessary resources to make the most of their Duquesne University educational experience. More outlets and tables would be a wonderful way to welcome our students back to campus this fall.
<strong>Please Make a Donation Today and Help Spread the Word!</strong>
Our students have spoken. Let’s let them know we have listened and have taken action. Please make a donation today. Even $10 will help make a difference! If you are unable to donate, you can still make an impact by sharing this link - <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/powergumberg">www.spirit.duq.edu/powergumberg</a> - on social media. Make sure to included the hashtag #PowerGumberg!
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT!</strong>
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Duquesne University Delta Zeta 2016
By Duquesne University
Support the Duquesne University Delta Zeta Kappa Xi Chapter by donating to their Greek Life Student Support Fund!
Support the Duquesne University Delta Zeta Kappa Xi Chapter by donating to their Greek Life Student Support Fund! Welcome to the Delta Zeta Kappa Xi Chapter at Duquesne University Crowdfunding Page!
We are the active sisters of Duquesne University's Chapter of <a href="http://deltazetaduq.tumblr.com/">Delta Zeta</a> and want to thank you for taking time to check out our crowdfunding campaign! As you know, we value sisterhood, education and service and a successful campaign would help us to make these efforts even stronger while also showing the Duquesne University community the strong bond we have with our alumnae sisters and friends.
<em><strong>A successful campaign would also be historic as we are the first Greek Life organization to host a crowdfunding campaign at Duquesne University!</strong></em>
Why Are We Crowdfunding?
Duquesne University has established Greek Life Student Support Funds for each sorority and fraternity on campus. These gift accounts allow us to accept donations, which we can use to help cover the costs of Delta Zeta's most immediate needs. Examples of how these funds may be used:
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<li>Pay the annual dues for sisters who are in need of financial aid so that they can remain an active member of Delta Zeta.</li>
<li>Pay for transportation, meals, etc. for sisters to attend the <a href="http://www.deltazeta.org/leadership/nationalconvention">Delta Zeta National Convention</a> at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida July 6-9, 2016. </li>
<li>Provide extra amenities/upgrades for the Delta Zeta wing.</li>
<li>Provide student programming, scholarship and additional chapter needs.</li>
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<em>* Use of all donations must be approved by Rebecca Mikler, Director of Greek Life, and Sarah Sperry, Director of Alumni Relations.</em>
What is Delta Zeta up to at Duquesne University?
We are very active on Duquesne's campus - committed to ensuring that our members will succeed here at Duquesne and thereafter, all the while maintaining a sisterly bond among fellow members. Some of our annual efforts include:
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<li>We organize two large-scale annual philanthropic events: <a href="https://dzhikeforhearing.org/persongroup/kappaxi"><em>Hike for Hearing</em></a> in the fall (which raised nearly $5,000 to help the <a href="https://www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org/">Starkey Hearing Foundation</a> build speech clinics) and <em>Big Man on Campus</em> in the spring (a tradition Delta Zeta started in 2002 to benefit Duquesne's <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/health-sciences/academic-programs/speech-language-pathology">Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic</a>).</li>
<li>We also host many smaller fundraisers, one of which benefits <a href="http://www.deltazeta.org/philanthropy/thepaintedturtlecamp">The Painted Turtle Camp</a> - Delta Zeta's National Service Project.</li>
<li>In addition to sending proceeds to these charities, we also support local individuals who have trouble paying for health expenses due to hearing loss.</li>
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Through our efforts to aid both the Greek Life and Duquesne campus communities, Delta Zeta helps each member live out the Duquesne mission statement daily by serving God through serving others.
Please Help Us Make History and Donate Today!
It would mean so much to us to see our Delta Zeta alumnae, family and friends from around the world donate to our campaign. Even a donation of $10 will make a difference! If you have any questions about Delta Zeta, please feel free to contact our Delta Zeta President and Duquesne University junior Jacqueline O'Toole at <a href="mailto:otoolej@duq.edu">otoolej@duq.edu</a>.
Other Ways to Help: Connect with Us on Social Media and Help Spread the Word of Our Campaign!
Learn more about Delta Zeta by following us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dzkappaxi">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/deltazetaduq">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deltazetaduq">Instagram</a> and please promote this page (<a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/deltazeta16">www.spirit.duq.edu/deltazeta16</a>) on your social media channels to help spread the word of our campaign! #DUQDeltaZeta
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Strong Women, Strong Girls 2016
By Maggie Ballantyne
Help Duquesne University Strong Women, Strong Girls students serve as mentors to area 3rd-5th grade students and bring them to Duquesne for a field trip.
Help Duquesne University Strong Women, Strong Girls students serve as mentors to area 3rd-5th grade students and bring them to Duquesne for a field trip. <strong>UPDATE: </strong>We reached our crowdfunding goal in less than a week, but there is still time to donate! Your support will help cover additional costs for the educational field trip and other Strong Women, Strong Girls programming. Thank you to all who have already generously donated!
<strong>What is Strong Women, Strong Girls?</strong>
<a href="http://www.swsg.org">Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG)</a> is a nationally recognized mentoring organization that offers programming in Pittsburgh and Boston. With college women as mentors, the program strives to support positive mentoring relationships between college women and pre-adolescent girls in underserved local communities to help raise ambition and combat the dangers of low self-esteem. SWSG provides a safe, nurturing afterschool program for girls in grades 3-5, giving them the opportunity to learn from positive role models—role models in which they may not have in their personal lives.
<strong>Strong Women, Strong Girls at Duquesne University</strong>
As mentors of the Duquesne University Chapter of SWSG, we aim to cultivate the self-confidence and aspiration of 300+ elementary-aged girls within the Pittsburgh community. During weekly sessions, the girls read the biography of a female role model—one that is recognizable at the historical, national, or local level—and then apply one of the role model’s specific, positive attributes to a structured activity. We also incorporate semester-long service projects within our programming, hoping to foster a sense of community awareness among the girls.
<a href="https://youtu.be/0Sco_HkU3UE">Click here</a> to watch a video of this program in action.
<strong>Why Crowdfunding? To Give Our Mentees an Educational Field Trip to Duquesne University on Saturday, April 23!</strong>
Each year, we plan and execute an educational field trip to Duquesne’s campus, which the girls look forward to from the beginning of programming. This year, we will bring our girls to Duquesne’s campus on Saturday, April 23 to show them what a college campus is like and also expose them to what higher education has to offer. As the number of girls in SWSG grows, the amount of needed materials—and therefore funding—subsequently grows.
Your donation can help cover the costs of the field trip and provide our mentees with:
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<li>Lunch and snacks</li>
<li>Transportation to-and-from Duquesne University</li>
<li>Supplies, such as picture frames that will be decorated for the girls to have as keepsakes</li>
<li>A memorable experience of meeting Pittsburgh Pirates Pierogie Jalapeño Hannah</li>
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<em>Additional donations raised beyond our goal will help to benefit other Duquesne University Strong Women, Strong Girls programming.</em>
<strong>What it Means to Be A Strong Women, Strong Girls Mentor</strong>
SWSG is unique from other service organizations because it allows us, as mentors, to not only serve our community, but become fully immersed and integrated within it. When one becomes a mentor in SWSG, she exceeds the definitional boundaries of a volunteer—she becomes a leader, she becomes an ambassador, and she becomes a role model. She is forever changing the life of a girl, one who has never felt a sense of empowerment. There is an activity in the semester that requires the girls to share the name of a strong woman in their own lives. When we see a mentor’s name written on the line, we know that our mission has been advanced.
<strong>Please Support Us by Donating and Spreading the Word Today!</strong>
Please consider joining us in our mission to empower our young mentees, and change their lives forever. Make a donation today and help to spread the word about this campaign by sharing on social media. Make sure to include the hashtag #DUQSWSG! Don't forget to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DuqSWSG">Facebook</a>.
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT!</strong>
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Duquesne Day of Giving
By Duquesne University
The #DUQDayofGiving is a one-day virtual fundraising event. Make an unrestricted or designated gift of any amount and help us make history! Let's Go Dukes!
The #DUQDayofGiving is a one-day virtual fundraising event. Make an unrestricted or designated gift of any amount and help us make history! Let's Go Dukes! The Duquesne Day of Giving has concluded but you can still make a gift to Duquesne University <a href="https://securelb.imodules.com/s/831/index.aspx?sid=831&gid=1&pgid=1999&cid=3779&appealcode=DUWeb">at this link</a>. THANK YOU to everyone who made this a historic day for Duquesne University!
Click the "Give Now" Button to Donate!
TODAY is the Duquesne Day of Giving - a one-day virtual fundraising event where we are asking all alumni, faculty, staff and friends to make an online donation to Duquesne University! This page updates in real-time as donations come in so feel free to re-fresh throughout the day to see the impact everyone is making.
You have the option to make an unrestricted gift that will support the University’s areas of greatest need or designate your gift to a specific school, organization, program or sports team.
How do I make a donation?
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Complete the brief form and click "Give Now!" at the bottom of the page
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How do I designate my gift?
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An area of the donation form states: "Would you like your gift designated to a specific school or program? Please indicate that school or program here:" In that field, type-in the Duquesne University school, organization, program or sports team where you would like your donation designated to.
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Don't forget about Duquesne Day of Giving challenges!
<strong>Challenge #1: The School with the Most Donors Will Be Awarded $5,000</strong>
An anonymous donor has agreed to donate $5,000 to the Duquesne University School with the most donors on the Duquesne Day of Giving.
<strong>Challenge #2: The Palumbo Donahue School of Business $10,000 Challenge</strong>
An anonymous donor has agreed to donate $10,000 to the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business if 100 individuals designate their gift to the School of Business on the Duquesne Day of Giving.
<strong>Challenge #3: Gamma Phi $5,000 Matching Challenge</strong>
An anonymous donor has agreed to match donations to the Gamma Phi 100th Anniversary Scholarship Fund dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.
Help spread the word!
You can make the Duquesne Day of Giving even more successful by helping to spread the word about the Duquesne Day of Giving! Use the "Share" button of this page to promote the #DUQDayofGiving on social media or check out our <a href="http://www.duq.edu/make-a-gift/day-of-giving/spread-the-word-about-day-of-giving">social media toolkit</a>. Also, please e-mail, call and text others who would also be interested in giving back to Duquesne.
<a href="http://tgb.io/duqdayofgiving">Click here</a> to see how others are spreading the word!
THANK YOU!
From all of us at Duquesne University - we deeply appreciate your enthusiasm, generosity and support of the Duquesne Day of Giving. Thanks for helping us make history!
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Senior Class Giving "Pass the Hat" 2016
By Senior Class Gift Committee
The Duquesne University Class of 2016 is "Passing the Hat" to celebrate their time at Duquesne and pay it forward to future generations of students.
The Duquesne University Class of 2016 is "Passing the Hat" to celebrate their time at Duquesne and pay it forward to future generations of students. <strong>2016 SENIOR GIFT “PASS THE HAT” CAMPAIGN</strong>
<strong>WHAT IS THE SENIOR GIFT COMMITTEE?</strong>
The Senior Gift Committee promotes a philanthropic spirit among the graduating class by providing educational, engaging initiatives and events focused on the immediate impact and advancement of student contributions to the University. Through this collective effort, senior students gain an opportunity to leave their legacy at Duquesne University and take their first step toward becoming proud alumni.
<strong>WHY MAKE A GIFT?</strong>
You have the chance to make a massive impact in your final months on our Bluff, without making an overwhelming sacrifice. Think about it: $20.16 = one night out in Southside. If every senior gave $20.16 to the campaign, the Class of 2016 could present a gift of $30,000 to the University!
<strong>THE IDEA OF STUDENTS GIVING BACK IS NOT NEW</strong>
In the year 1970, Duquesne University was in some serious financial trouble. The students were given an ultimatum: either find a way to fund the University’s expenses or the University would have to close its doors. Through a massive wave of donor support, Duquesne University was able to continue reaching new heights as an academic institution. Plus, tons of other colleges and universities implement a student philanthropy program, constantly educating their campus communities on the importance of giving back.
<strong>WHAT DOES ‘PASS THE HAT’ MEAN? </strong>
The infamous Duquesne Duke hat is a symbol for gratitude, philanthropy, and pride for Duquesne. “Passing the Hat” is two-fold: you are saying thank you to your University for all your opportunities and experiences and then paying it forward with your senior gift to ensure all the things you love about Duquesne continue to thrive.
<strong>BY PASSING THE HAT, YOU ARE...</strong>
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<li>Believing in the Duquesne experience.</li>
<li>Leaving a lasting legacy.</li>
<li>Grateful for all the opportunities, experiences, and relationships made inside and outside the classroom.</li>
<li>Involved in the overall philanthropic impact of the University.</li>
<li>Invested in the value of your degree.</li>
<li>Enabling current and future students the opportunity to enjoy the same (or better!) education and experiences you have had.</li>
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<strong>WHAT HAPPENS WITH EACH DONATION? </strong>
You decide! That's right. You have the freedom to designate how your gift will be used among the following areas: University’s Area of Greatest Need, Your Academic School, Campus Ministry, Athletics, Greek Organizations, Gumberg Library, Student Scholarships, or OTHER
<strong>STILL NOT SOLD? </strong>
Look, we get it. You just spent 4 years pouring buckets of money into your tuition, room and board, books, and other living expenses.
Think of it this way: Duquesne is more than classes, exams, and deadlines. The beauty of Academic Walk; the first-class exercise facilities of the Power Center; the residence halls where you made your lifelong friends; the unforgettable study abroad experiences; the job fair that landed you your first internship; the scholarships that allow you and your peers to continue this academic journey. These and many more are the spirit of Duquesne University. Without the help of generous donations from alumni, family, friends, and students, all that we know our Bluff to be would cease to exist.
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT, </strong><strong>FROM YOUR CLASS OF 2016 COMMITTEE MEMBERS:</strong>
Victoria Abbondanza, Laurel Adamson, Maggie Ballantyne, Matthew Berry, Aaron Bordley, Julie Bush, Caitlin Davis, Zoe Dinehart, John Foster, Gina Gallucci, Desiree Johnston, Liz Keller, Sarah Lafferty, Chris Leonard, Shelby Moulton, Stephanie Pellegrino, Anthony Priore, Panisara Min Pummalee, Andrew Russo, Molly Smith, Sarah Sprauer, Adam Tatar, AJ Vogt, Mary Wattick
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Urban Plunge Mission Experience: Arlington/Balt.
By Linda Donovan
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Arlington and Baltimore.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Arlington and Baltimore. <strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are a group of students from Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, continuing a 313-year-old tradition of service to communities across the world. Our CCME members honor our university’s tradition of service to marginalized communities. This Year of Mercy, as declared by Pope Francis, is the start of a special year and we will participate through service in the urban areas of Arlington, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.
<strong>Where are we serving and what will we experience?</strong>
Our Urban Plunge Cross-Cultural Mission Experience will take place in Baltimore, Maryland and Arlington, Virginia from February 27 to March 6. In Baltimore we will serve in St. Edward’s Parish and in Arlington, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish.
This trip allows us to experience Spiritan work in two drastically different locations.
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<li>Our Lady Queen of Peace is a historically African-American Parish located in Arlington, VA, a stones throw from the Pentagon. This parish is resource rich, with an active congregation and access to many funds to assist in their multitude of social justice work. Here we will learn HOW to we begin to incorporate justice work into our lives.</li>
<li>In Baltimore, we will be engaging in more manual labor service by helping St. Edwards restore their deteriorating parish center. In contrast to Arlington, St. Edwards is a resource poor parish with an aging congregation and little funds to assist with extra projects. Here, we will learn about challenges faced by parishes across the country, and how regardless of resources, a rich community can be formed.</li>
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<strong>What will we be doing?</strong>
Our specific project for this year is helping to restore the Parish hall community space at St. Edwards in Baltimore. We will be restoring countertops and other surfaces in the community kitchen, installing window treatments, and sprucing up floors and furniture with new coats of paint! We would be grateful for anything you can contribute to assist in this process.
<strong>Please donate today and help spread the word!</strong>
Please make a donation today to our mission trip. We greatly appreciate your generosity. You can also help this campaign by spreading the word on social media. Thank you!
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Urban Plunge Mission Experience: Chicago/Dayton
By Fr. Bill Christy C.S.Sp.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Chicago and Dayton to immerse themselves into a world of poverty and faith.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Chicago and Dayton to immerse themselves into a world of poverty and faith. <strong><em>Give students the opportunity to live Duquesne's Mission in Dayton and Chicago -- and even build a playground for a Catholic grade school!</em></strong>
<strong>We need your help!</strong>
Eight Duquesne University students, from eight different educational programs but all <em>interested in social justice and living the Duquesne mission, </em>will participate in a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience (CCME) in Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. This is the second year Duquesne students will be traveling to these urban communities to immerse themselves into a world of poverty and faith, working as allies with the community members and trying to understand their hardships.
<strong>When and where are we going?</strong>
We will be traveling from the Bluff to the Windy City on Saturday, February 27, 2016, and we will spend our spring break partaking in community projects to aid our Spiritan partners in Chicago and Dayton.
In Chicago, Illinois, we will join the St Ambrose congregation for Mass on the first Sunday of our trip. This parish is on the border of the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, and our group will have the opportunity to visit the DuSable Museum of African American History. In Chicago, we will be working with low income individuals on hospice care, and we will also serve families in need by assisting a local food bank/soup kitchen<em>. </em> Soup Kitchen hosted by the Kenwood Church of Christ. Working with the Alexian Brothers health care ministry at Bettendorf Place a residential facility for low income people with disabilities.
Midweek, our group will then travel to Dayton, Ohio to see firsthand the effects of urban decline and deindustrialization. We will be working with St. Benedict the Moor parish, assisting them with renovations to their school and working with students. The diocese of Dayton recently withdrew its support of this catholic school, but the church community decided the school must remain open as an option for families in the neighborhood. This change caused the school to scale back its services so there is currently only 5 grade levels: kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade.
<strong>How you can help?</strong>
<em><strong>We are planning to use the funds raised through crowdfunding to purchase a large piece of playground equipment, which our group will install at St Benedict the Moor School in Dayton.</strong> </em>Currently, the playground is only an empty lot and the children are in need of structured play equipment. Any amount you are able to donate will help us reach our goal of providing the children of St Benedict the Moor School with a piece of playground equipment that will last for years.
<strong>Above and Beyond!</strong>
Any funds raised that are not needed for playground improvements will be used for school supplies for the children or on one of the projects we will be working on in Chicago.
<strong>Please Donate Today and Spread the Word</strong>
We ask that you consider making a donation to our campaign today and help spread the word by sharing a link to this page on social media.
<strong>THANK FOR YINZ SUPPORT!</strong>
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Migrant Farmworker Mission Experience: Immokalee
By Kate Lecci
Ten students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Immokalee, FL. Support their efforts to help migrant farmworkers.
Ten students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Immokalee, FL. Support their efforts to help migrant farmworkers. <em><strong>Enrich the experience of Duquesne University students who will spend spring break helping and working alongside migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, FL!</strong></em>
<strong>Why are we spending our spring break to help the people of Immokalee, FL?</strong>
If you have had a tomato in the winter, it probably came from town called Immokalee in Florida. While the town is less than 50 miles from Naples, Florida, which is one of the richest cities in the state, Immokalee is one of the smallest and poorest towns, where the area is eight square miles and 40% of the population live below the poverty line. Farmworkers in Immokalee picked 32 lb buckets of these winter tomatoes for only $.50/bucket.
<strong>Who are we?</strong>
We are <strong>ten Duquesne University students</strong> participating in the Spiritan Campus Ministry Cross-Cultural Mission Experience. In March 2016, we will be traveling to Immokalee, Florida in order to perpetuate Duquesne’s mission of service by working with the <a href="http://www.ciw-online.org">Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers</a> (CIW). This once-in-a-lifetime experience will allow us to put Duquesne's mission in action.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a human rights organization advocating social responsibility and ending human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. One of their major campaigns is the Campaign for Fair Food to educate consumers about farm labor exploitation and ensure fair labor practices in Florida’s tomato fields and beyond.
Duquesne University has a long-standing partnership with the CIW (28 years), which works diligently to secure better wages and working conditions for migrant farm workers. Specifically, the CIW has successfully committed corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s, and Subway to fair food practices.
<strong>What will your donation support?</strong>
All of the funds donated to our mission trip will go directly to the organizations and causes we’re working with in Immokalee. We will be supporting projects like building a fence for the Amigos en Cristo community center and church and organize artwork for the CIW’s social action efforts.
<strong>Please donate today and share!</strong>
Please donate to our project today. You can also help our effort by spreading the word - please share this link on social media. Thank you!
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Appalachian Mission Experience: Mullens, WV
By Fr. Dan Walsh C.S.Sp.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit.
Students will spend spring break on a Cross-Cultural Mission Experience in Mullens, WV. Provide them with resources to strengthen their strong community spirit. <em><strong>Give Duquesne University students the resources to provide the community of Mullens, WV with a community garden and to support their local food pantry!</strong></em>
<strong>Who are we? </strong>
We are a group of unique, but like-minded, Duquesne University students excited to spend our Spring Break in Mullen, West Virginia through Duquesne Spiritian Campus Ministry. Duquesne University has a long-standing relationship with the Appalachian communities of West Virginia, and our student groups have been traveling to work in these communities for over 25 years.
Mullens is a small coal mining town in southern West Virginia that struggles with severe poverty. Each year, leaders of this rural community work closely with our group to communicate what projects are most important to the community and what specific resources are needed.
Our goal is to provide resources deemed necessary by the community and to connect with the members of the community by spending time with them. We will face the harsh winter with determination, and we are grateful to our hosts for the opportunity to serve and learn about this area of the country.
<strong>What will we be doing? </strong>
With the decline of coal, community leaders have expressed a need for alternative economic initiatives, and have begun to explore the agricultural industry. Last year, Duquesne students and supporters helped finance and build a high-tunnel greenhouse at the Mullens Opportunity Center (MOC). The greenhouse was extremely successful, and resulted in a fresh produce market for the community throughout the summer months.
This year, we will continue to focus on projects that foster the strong community spirit of Mullens, like the addition of a community garden with raised beds. We will also work in the local food pantry as we have in years past.
<strong>Please donate and spread the word!</strong>
Please consider donating money to our cause to help provide lumber and supplies for community building projects and food to the food pantry. We also ask that you please share this page with people you think would be interested in our project. Thank you for your support, and check back often for updates!
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Duquesne Debating Society
By Janae Staicer
Give Duquesne Debating Society students the opportunity to compete at a National Championship in Fullerton, CA!
Give Duquesne Debating Society students the opportunity to compete at a National Championship in Fullerton, CA! <strong>Announcing Our Stretch Goal!</strong>
Shortly a week after launching our campaign, we made it to our initial goal of $2,000! Thank you to all of our generous donors who have made it possible for senior and Duquesne Debating Society President Janae Staicer and sophomore Mary Halyama to compete at the National Championship this March in Fullerton, CA!
While our crowdfunding page still lists our goal of $2,000, we now have a stretch goal of $4,000. This would help pay for an additional team – two more students (freshmen Noah Martens and Chloe Mortenson) – to compete at the National Championship AND defray costs associated with bringing a coach to the tournament. Coaches are an essential component of tournament travel providing insights to debaters as they revise their arguments in response to the realities of competition. Coaches also provide a service to the tournament by judging debates.
Please consider making a donation today and help send another team to represent Duquesne in California.
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<strong>What is the Duquesne Debating Society?</strong>
The <a href="https://duq.collegiatelink.net/organization/debateteam">Duquesne Debating Society</a> is a student organization housed within the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies. The society’s advisor, <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/john-rief">Dr. John J. Rief</a>, assistant coaches Nancy Parish and Tim Michaels, and president, senior Janae Staicer, coordinate a number of activities open to all Duquesne undergraduate students.
In the past two years, the Duquesne Debating Society has seen a resurgence on campus because of our passionate advisors and student-leaders. Over 20 students have participated in our events over the last year (2015), many of which took place in front of large audiences of Duquesne students, faculty and staff. 13 students are currently signed up for events this semester!
<strong>Why Are We Crowdfunding?</strong>
Due to both the growth of our organization and the added cost of this year's competition being in California, <strong>we needed $2,000 to send our top team of debaters to compete at the <a href="http://www.neda.us">National Educational Debate Association</a> (NEDA) 2016 National Championship in Fullerton, CA on March 11-12.<em> </em></strong>In a little over a week, we reached our $2,000 goal to send one team (two students per team) to this prestigious competition. We have now stretched our goal to $4,000 in hopes to send a second team and help defray the cost for our coach. These funds help to cover registration, transportation, room and food costs. This would enrich the educational experience of these four students and allow them to represent Duquesne on the national stage.
<strong>Join Us for the Adventure!</strong>
All donors to our campaign will be provided with updates as we journey to Fullerton, CA for this national debate. We will keep you informed about our experience in California and the results of our competition.
<strong>Help us Continue to Build Our Program's Winning Momentum</strong>
Members of the Duquesne Debating Society are well regarded in the NEDA community. They are respected competitors who have put in countless hours to achieve many awards over the last year.
Just last semester, the Society competed in three tournaments and received one First Place Team award, two Second Place Team awards and many others. Further, at all three NEDA tournaments last semester, a member of the Duquesne Debating Society took home the award for First Place Speaker in their division!
Over the last two years, the Duquesne Debating Society has been very successful at the National Championship. Last year, the competing teams took 4th place in both the varsity crossfire and novice traditional divisions, with one member scoring the highest speaker points in her division. In 2014, a team from the Society won the National Championship!
<strong>Connecting with Duquesne's Mission</strong>
The mission of the <a href="https://duq.collegiatelink.net/organization/debateteam">Duquesne Debating Society</a> is to promote the practice of debate as a mode of deliberation, dialogue, and interpersonal discovery. We root this mission in the Catholic intellectual tradition. This tradition inspires us to pursue ethical insight while promoting social justice as we work to enhance opportunities for debate education and participation throughout the Duquesne University community.
<strong>Questions? We Love to Talk so Contact Us!</strong>
If you have questions about this campaign or the Duquesne Debating Society, please contact organization President and Duquesne senior <a href="mailto:staicerj@duq.edu">Janae Staicer</a> or advisor <a href="mailto:riefj@duq.edu">Dr. John Rief</a>.
<strong>Donate Today and Share! Share! Share!</strong>
A successful crowdfunding campaign would put an exclamation point on the momentum we have created in recent years to take the Duquesne Debating Society to a new level. Please donate today! Even a gift of $10 will make a big difference. Also, please help spread the word of this campaign by sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Don't forget to use the hashtag. #DUQDebate16
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT!
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#DUQCircleK2016
By Sarah Sprauer
Help provide the Duquesne University Circle K student organization with the opportunity to expand their service outreach in Pittsburgh.
Help provide the Duquesne University Circle K student organization with the opportunity to expand their service outreach in Pittsburgh. <strong><em>Help provide Duquesne University Circle K students with the opportunity to expand their community service efforts throughout Pittsburgh. Your donation helps Duquesne students AND those in need who they serve!</em></strong>
<strong>What is Circle K & Why Do We Need Funds?</strong>
Duquesne University's chapter of <a href="https://duq.collegiatelink.net/organization/circlek">Circle K</a> is a student-led organization that strives to provide our members with the opportunity to serve the greater Pittsburgh community through fellowship, leadership and service. This academic year, 70+ dedicated students have already donated 1,100 hours of community service. If you decide to donate to this campaign, you not only support us Duquesne University students but also the many lives we impact through service. Follow Circle K on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Duquesne-University-Circle-K-152567356468">Facebook</a>.
<strong>How Will My Donation Help Circle K Students?</strong>
Your support of this campaign will provide us with the necessary resources to increase our service efforts throughout Pittsburgh. These opportunities allow us to:
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<li>Live out Duquesne University's mission of providing service to those in need</li>
<li>Learn more about the Pittsburgh community</li>
<li>Develop lasting friendships with the individuals and organizations we work with</li>
<li>Realize the importance of giving back to the community</li>
<li>Enrich our educational experience while at Duquesne</li>
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<strong>How Will My Donation Help the Greater Pittsburgh Community?</strong>
A successful crowdfunding campaign would allow us to take our volunteer efforts to the next level by being more involved at the <a href="http://www.rmhcpgh.org">Ronald McDonald House</a> (a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children in Pittsburgh), <a href="http://www.familyhouse.org">Family House</a> (a "home away from home" for patients and their families who are seeking medical treatment at Pittsburgh-area hospitals) and <a href="http://www.havenatnorthhills.com">Haven</a> (a long-term care facility for seniors in the North Hills of Pittsburgh). The funds would allow us to:
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<li>Provide and serve dinner to families we visit at the Ronald McDonald House</li>
<li>Purchase snacks that we can provide to the senior citizens we play Bingo with on Sunday's at Haven</li>
<li>Expand our outreach so that we can begin volunteering at Children’s Hospital, where we want to plan parties for the children</li>
<li>Purchase materials for service projects, such as making blankets for the <a href="http://www.chp.edu/our-services/newborn-medicine/neonatal-intensive-care-units">Neonatal Intensive Care Unit</a> at Children's Hospital</li>
<li>Also, this year we would like to launch a Day of Service at Duquesne. Donations will allow us to purchase the materials to decorate mugs for cancer patients, make dog toys for the Humane Society and other in-house service projects.</li>
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<strong>Please Donate Today!</strong>
Circle K isn't just another volunteer club, it's a place where we feel like we can be ourselves and dedicate ourselves to others. Your donation will allow us to expand our club's funding so that we can help create a better place for everyone to live in, while embracing the Mission of Duquesne University. Please use the “Give Now” button to donate today and support our efforts!
<strong>Don't Forget to Spread the Word</strong>
Please help spread the word about this campaign to family and friends via social media! Use the convenient "Share" buttons on this page. Don't forget to include a link to this page <a href="http://www.spirit.duq.edu/circlek16">www.spirit.duq.edu/circlek16</a> and use the hashtag #DUQCircleK2016.
<strong>Questions?</strong>
Contact Sarah Sprauer, project owner, Duquesne University senior biology major and Circle K President, at <a href="mailto:sprauers@duq.edu">sprauers@duq.edu</a>, or David Jakielo<strong>, </strong>A’05, GA’10, assistant director of annual giving, at <a href="mailto:jakielod@duq.edu">jakielod@duq.edu</a>.
<strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION & SUPPORT!</strong>
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#DuqPureThirst Okakola, Tanzania Project
By Matt Burnett
Send Pure Thirst students to Okakola, Tanzania so they can implement new water services and educate the community about the benefits of clean water.
Send Pure Thirst students to Okakola, Tanzania so they can implement new water services and educate the community about the benefits of clean water. What is Pure Thirst?
Duquesne University's <a href="http://www.duq.edu/purethirst">Pure Thirst</a> organization, founded in 2010 by current student Matthew Burnett, empowers and assists communities that are effected by the world's water crisis. 748 million people worldwide lack access to improved water services, with one child dying every 20 seconds to a water borne illness.
Grounded in Spiritan tradition and under the guidance of Duquesne University's <a href="http://www.duq.edu/academics/community-engaged-teaching-and-research">Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research</a>, <a href="http://duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity">Division of Mission and Identity</a> and the Rotary Clubs in Districts 7300 and 7280, we work with faculty coaches to select a community in need, and then travel to that region of world to implement new water services and educate the community about the benefits of clean water.
Who have we already helped?
We successfully installed water systems for and educated the people of El Jaral, Honduras in 2011 and Los Planes, Honduras in 2014.
What is our project?
In 2016 -- with your support of this project -- we will travel to the community of Okakola in Tanzania and work with them to eliminate their water crisis.
We selected Okakola after some of our student leaders spent five weeks in the Arusha region of Tanzania in 2015 with local Spiritans and met with five communities to determine the ways we could best collaborate with people and address their water needs.
How will donations be used?
In addition to providing us with a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience, your generous gift with help us journey to Okakola and:
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<li>revitalize their dilapidated water piping system that is meant to deliver water to the school and surrounding community</li>
<li>install latrines (currently there are eight to service roughly 250 students)</li>
<li>implement a defluoridation system that will reduce the concentration of fluoride in their water to make it safe for human consumption</li>
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Extra Incentive: Your donation will help unlock the $2,000 matching challenge!
If we meet our $4,000 goal, Rotary International has agreed to match 50 cents on every dollar raised!
What if I already donated?
Please help us spread the word! Use the convenient "Share" buttons on this page to spread the word among your friends and family via social media. We also ask you to use the hashtag #DuqPureThirst when promoting our project. Taking a moment to send out a simple Facebook update or Twitter tweet can make the difference between our campaign being a success or not.
Learn more and stay connected.
Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:info@purethirst.org">info@purethirst.org</a>. Stay connected by following us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/apurethirst">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/purethirst">Twitter</a>.
From all of us at Duquesne University and Pure Thirst - thank you for your consideration and support!
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#DUQSGA Student Book Loan Program
By John Foster
SGA wants to alleviate some of the financial burden on students by purchasing core textbooks to be placed in circulation at Gumberg Library.
SGA wants to alleviate some of the financial burden on students by purchasing core textbooks to be placed in circulation at Gumberg Library. <strong>What is our project? </strong>
The Duquesne University Student Book Loan Program is a student-driven initiative by the Student Government Association (SGA) that seeks to assist in purchasing University Core Curriculum textbooks for all Duquesne University students. All Duquesne students take these courses throughout their college career. Mindful of the financial burden students may face when purchasing textbooks, this program seeks to alleviate part of this burden. Students have enough on their mind in striving to achieve academic excellence and we strongly believe that worrying about finances should not be on the forefront.
We are passionate with this initiative because it exemplifies our Duquesne Mission of “serving God by serving others.” That is what the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and all of those who are part of the Duquesne community are called to do—assist those who may not be able to repay us. That is what the Duquesne Mission is all about. Our Spiritan Fathers came to Pittsburgh to educate the marginalized and poor immigrant children; 137 years later, these values are still instilled in those who make up our Duquesne community. The beauty and foundation of this project is that it benefits all Duquesne students.
<strong>How will the program work?</strong>
Gumberg Library supports this initiative and currently has a system in place that would enable students to easily access textbooks that are supported through this program.
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<li>A student would go to the Circulation Desk at Gumberg Library and request to utilize a specific book.</li>
<li>The student will be able to utilize the textbook on a two-hour interval, which can be easily extended once the allotted time comes to pass.</li>
<li>A tracking system is attached to each book so we can see how often they are being used and if the program needs to be promoted more heavily on campus.</li>
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The initiative is based off of a similar program that is hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. In that program, students are able to borrow a specific book throughout the entire academic semester. In our program, multiple students will be able to utilize various textbooks.
<strong>What textbooks will be purchased?</strong>
Our goal is to purchase (3) copies of the following core textbooks:
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<li>Quick Access Brief Text ($52.00)</li>
<li>Everything’s an Argument ($69.95)</li>
<li>Crossing the Rivers with Dogs ($85.75)</li>
<li>Intro to Philosophy ($67.45)</li>
<li>Catholic Bible ($30.00)</li>
<li>Anselm Study Bible ($26.20)</li>
<li>World Religions in Dialogue ($34.45)</li>
<li>Religions of the World ($48.75)</li>
<li>New Perspectives in Healthcare ($61.75)</li>
<li>Medical Ethics (Cost: $85.75)</li>
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<strong>How will students be made aware that this program is available?</strong>
In conjunction with Academic Affairs, instructors will alert students of this program in classes where the books are required. In addition, the word will be spread via Gumberg Library social media accounts and our <a href="http://www.duq.edu/campuslink">CampusLink</a> student activity portal. We will be able to track how many times books are checked out to see if promotion needs to be increased.
<strong>A perk to those who donate. </strong>
All donors who contribute to this initiative will have their names listed in the books purchased from the funds raised.
<strong>The SGA Matching Challenge</strong>
Need an extra incentive to give? The Student Government Association will donate $100 for every $100 donated to the campaign (up to $500)!
<strong>Spread the word.</strong>
Please help spread the word about this campaign to family and friends via your Facebook and Twitter accounts. The more donations we receive, the more books we can purchase to help our students! Use the convenient "Share" buttons on this page. Don't forget to use the #DUQSGA.
<strong>Thank you for your consideration and support. </strong>
Thank you for taking the time for considering our initiative. Through your consideration and support, we are able to ensure our students are receiving a quality education built upon values that we hold near and dear to our hearts. Your support is an outward sign of living our mission. Words cannot express our gratitude for all that you do for Duquesne University.
<strong>Please be part of this campaign’s success and donate today.</strong>
Please use the “Give Now” button to support our students and donate today!
<em>Questions? Contact John Foster, project owner, Duquesne University senior and Student Government Association President, at <a href="mailto:fosterj2@duq.edu">fosterj2@duq.edu</a> or David Jakielo<strong>, </strong>A’05, GA’10, assistant director of annual giving, at <a href="mailto:jakielod@duq.edu">jakielod@duq.edu</a>. </em>
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Cross Cultural Mission Experience to San Juan de la Maguana
By Kate Lecci
Eleven students will journey to San Juan de la Maguana to run a five-day camp for children. Your gift will help us make this camp a success!
Eleven students will journey to San Juan de la Maguana to run a five-day camp for children. Your gift will help us make this camp a success! Who are we?
We are a team of 11 students, all from different backgrounds, studying different majors but with the same goal. We are extremely privileged to attend a school that offers such an amazing program as is the Spiritan Campus Ministry. This Spiritan Congregation has been working to better the lives of students and community members since 1703. The 11 of us were lucky enough to have the chance to attend this life-changing Cross Cultural Mission Experience to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Our team is to put together the tools necessary to successfully run a kids camp for the children of this developing area, as well as raise money and awareness on the issues faced in this community. Most importantly, we have been brought together to make a difference, spiritually and physically, in these children's lives.<strong> And we need your help to do it.</strong>
Where will we be going?
This August we will be leaving Pittsburgh behind to travel to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Located about 3 hours northwest of Santo Domingo, it is the 10th most populated city in the country. Because of its distance from the capital and beaches, tourism unfortunately plays a very small role in this area’s economy. This is especially true for the poor, rural, farming communities surrounding the city where we will be spending most of our time. Our Lady of Hope Parish (Nuestra Senora de Esperanza) is located in a barrio called Villa Liberación, which is north of San Juan. This will be our home for the week, and we will be working together with the parish youth group to facilitate a day camp for children ages 6-10, as well as spending time getting to know the people of the community and one another better.
How Can Your Donation Help?
The main goal of the trip is to run a 5 day camp for the children of San Juan de la Maguana. Thanks to the collaboration between the Duquesne students and Dominican teens, the camp is always a huge success and great bonds are formed by all. This year, we are adding another element. Members of the community (elderly, widowed, and infirm) are in need of medical supplies and new roofing. So as part of our crowdfunding goals, we will be raising money to purchase medical supplies which we will have the opportunity to deliver in person, and offer money towards repairing roofs in a few of the homes!
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Strong Women, Strong Girls
By Dr. Alia M. Pustorino-Clevenger
We aim to cultivate the self-confidence and aspiration of elementary-aged girls within the Pittsburgh community. Please learn more and help us achieve our goal!
We aim to cultivate the self-confidence and aspiration of elementary-aged girls within the Pittsburgh community. Please learn more and help us achieve our goal! As college mentors within SWSG, our immediate goal is to foster a nurturing, supportive, and empowering environment for the third, fourth, and fifth grade girls we serve. At the same time, however, the college women who create this community are inevitably encompassed by it—perhaps, as deeply as their mentees.
Throughout the semester, a SWSG mentor works to encourage the importance of positive relationships within a social circle. This is achieved through implementing structured activities that tend to focus on a specific area of personal growth; these areas can include leadership-skills, community service, communication, or self-confidence. By facilitating the program, mentors demonstrate these attributes to their mentees. By accepting the role as a mentor, a college woman within SWSG ultimately enhances her own personal leadership skills, her desire to partake in community service, and her personal self-confidence.
After participating SWSG, approximately 85% of mentors reported an increased connection to a female community, and approximately 93% of mentors reported an increased desire to participate in other forms of community service. At the college-age level, SWSG encourages the same nurturing, supportive, and empowering environment that mentors strive to create for their mentees. As mentors become leaders <em>within</em> the organization, they also become leaders <em>outside</em> of the organization. Participation in SWSG has molded them into confident, young women of the future. A mentor can positively and effectively apply the lessons taught by SWSG to any aspect of her life, including her personal career, future community service, or any other challenge she may come upon. A SWSG mentor becomes a role model for not only the young girls, but the entire Duquesne student body—and in turn, the entire Pittsburgh community.
SWSG is led, implemented, and financially supported entirely through the efforts of our chapter. Funding would help us provide the materials we need to fully implement our program to the girls we serve. Through funding, we could be assisted with the provision of healthy snacks, paper for printing biographies, and necessary craft materials to support each lesson—including crayons, markers, poster board, pencils, scissors, pipe cleaners, and glue sticks. Funding could also aid in the planning of our annual field trip. As the number of girls in SWSG grows, the amount of needed materials—and therefore funding—subsequently grows.
There is an activity in the semester that requires the girls to share the name of a strong woman in their own lives. When we see a mentor’s names written on the line, we know that our mission has been advanced.
Please consider joining us in our mission to empower our young mentees, and change their lives forever.
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Duquesne Nursing in Nicaragua 2015 - Nicaragua Health Fund
By Leah Cunningham
Duquesne Nursing students will travel to Nicaragua during their spring break for a global service learning experience.
Duquesne Nursing students will travel to Nicaragua during their spring break for a global service learning experience. Nicaragua is a developing country. It is the 2nd poorest country, next to Haiti, in the Western Hemisphere. Every year, since 1995, Duquesne University Nursing Students have traveled to Nicaragua during their Spring Break to make a difference in the lives of the Nicaraguan people.
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In Villa Libertad, an urban barrio in Managua, Nicaragua, “home” is a wooden shack with no door and a leaky corrugated roof.
There is no indoor plumbing; public water service is only available for a few pre-dawn hours each day. Residents collect rainwater in barrels and use outdoor sinks, showers and latrines. With no sewage system, water drains into streets where children play. Some are not in school because they do not have proper clothing, shoes and books. They sleep on hammocks or cots, three or four to a bed. The local clinic lacks supplies and equipment.
Students forego their Spring Break to work in health centers and in family swellings. They assess health and environmental conditions, provide health care, education and humanitarian services, and return to school profoundly changed.
They leave behind priceless gifts – medical supplies, lab test kits, eyeglasses, and medications, water filtration systems; beds and mattresses; and improved housing. They share knowledge that allows residents to take etter care of themselves. And they provide scholarships for residents of the barrio to study nursing at a sister school, the Polytechnic University of Nicaragua.
Our students emerge transformed. So do the people they serve. Little by little, Duquesne students are making a real difference in the residents’ lives.
Our efforts are made possible, in part, by alumni and friends like you who support the <strong>School of Nursing Nicaragua Health Fund</strong>. Will you join us by making a gift today?
In just a few weeks, our students will return to Villa Libertad. Please help change even more lives by making your gift today.
Our students –and the people of Nicaragua –appreciate your generosity.
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Appalachian Mission Experience: Mullens, WV
By Father Dan Walsh C.S.Sp.,
We will work with the Mullens Opportunity Center and St. Vincent DePaul chapter to provide service to those in dire need of help and resources.
We will work with the Mullens Opportunity Center and St. Vincent DePaul chapter to provide service to those in dire need of help and resources. Duquesne University has a long-standing relationship with the Appalachian communities of West Virginia, and our student groups have been traveling to work in these communities for a number of years.
This year we will be traveling to Mullens, West Virginia with a group of 17 students, 2 student leaders, and a Spiritan Campus Ministry staffer for a five-day trip during the university’s spring break. Mullens is a small coal and mining town in southern West Virginia that struggles with severe poverty. Each year, leaders of this rural community work closely with our group to communicate what projects are most important to the community and what specific resources are needed.
Past projects have included rebuilding a set of stairs, replacing a porch, making roof repairs, and replacing gutters. The winter conditions in this region are harsh, and it is vital to the community that everyone has adequate housing. This year we will focus on projects that foster the strong community spirit of Mullens, like the creation of a community garden and apple orchard and construction of “high tunnels,” which are all season greenhouses for fruits and vegetables. We will also work in the local food pantry as we have in years past.
Our goal is to provide whatever resources are deemed necessary by the community and to connect with the members of the community by spending time with them. We will face the harsh winter with determination, and we are grateful to our hosts for the opportunity to serve and learn about this area of the country.
Please consider donating money to our cause to help provide lumber and supplies for community building projects and food to the food pantry, and share this page with people you think would be interested in our project. Thank you for your support, and check back often for updates!
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<strong>New goal: $2,500</strong>
Thanks to overwhelming support of our project, we have decided to up our goal to $2,500. The start-up construction and maintenance of the high tunnel greenhouses we are building are relatively high, so we were hoping to raise money for at least 2 fully-built, fully-maintained, fully-stocked greenhouse gardens.
Now that we have surpassed this goal, we are confident that we can raise the money to build additional high tunnels as well as provide the initial funding necessary to plant and sow the fruits and vegetables. All remaining money will be donated to the local food bank, which also serves as a clothing donation site for Mullens, West Virginia and other Wyoming County towns.
We can’t thank our supporters enough and are so excited to report our fundraising efforts to the town organizers in Mullens.<strong> <em>They will be blown away by the generosity! </em></strong>
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Urban Plunge Mission Experience: D.C. and Chicago areas
By Father Bill Christy, C.S.Sp.
Two groups of Duquesne students will immerse themselves in an Urban Plunge to support communities in the Dayton/Chicago and DC/Baltimore areas.
Two groups of Duquesne students will immerse themselves in an Urban Plunge to support communities in the Dayton/Chicago and DC/Baltimore areas. <strong>Who</strong>: We are a diverse group of students from Duquesne University carrying the spiritan tradition continuing on its 312th year of service to communities across the world. Through the Cross Cultural Mission Experience (CCME) students immerse themselves into a world of poverty and faith, working as allies with the community members and understanding their hardships. This year the 2015 mission group is starting a new chapter of service to urban communities across the country where Spiritans serve.
<strong>What: </strong>The Students of Duquesne University are embarking on a cross cultural mission experience to several different urban areas. One of the trips will be traveling to Arlington, VA and Baltimore, MD while the other students will be going to Chicago, IL and Dayton, OH. In these cities we hope to meet new people, experience different cultures from our own and try to understand the situations many people find themselves in. Our aim is to assist in different ways, but above all create a fellowship with the people we meet. As we spend time immersed in these communities, we will be offering assistance and listening to stories. Some of the goals we hope to accomplish include learning about environmentally friendly cleaning products and immigrant workers, some clean ups as well as HIV clinics and hospice environments, food kitchens and homeless shelters .
<strong>Where: </strong>One of the groups is traveling to Arlington, Virginia and West Baltimore, Maryland. They plan on splitting up their time between the St. Edwards church in West Baltimore and Our Lady Queen of Peace in Arlington. The second group is traveling to Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. They are spending the first part of their trip with St. Ambrose in Chicago and the second part with the Resurrection parish and a few other groups in Dayton.
We are so excited to leave for Arlington, Virginia and Chicago, Illinois on February 28, the beginning of Spring Break 2015. We will spend several days in these cities before hitting the road again on Thursday, March 5 for Baltimore, Maryland and Dayton, Ohio. Then, we will return to Pittsburgh on Sunday, March 8 just in time to return to classes on Monday.
Instead of vacationing, we chose to go on an alternative spring break to these urban areas. We want to use this break from our academics to focus our time on those living on the margins while building relationships with each other and the local communities. We hope these relationships will allow people to see that they are not alone. We will take the values we have learned through Duquesne’s Spiritan mission and live them out beyond the bridges of Pittsburgh.
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Cross-Cultural Mission Experience to Immokalee, Florida
By Kate Lecci
In March 2015, a group of students will travel to Immokalee, Florida where they will learn about the daily struggles of migrant farm workers.
In March 2015, a group of students will travel to Immokalee, Florida where they will learn about the daily struggles of migrant farm workers. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) (<a href="http://ciw-online.org/campaign-for-fair-food/">http://ciw-online.org/campaign-for-fair-food/)</a> was founded in 1993 in the hopes of bettering the wages and working conditions of the migrant farm workers. This organization started with a series of strikes as the workers demanded a voice and higher wages in the workforce.
Immokalee is located in rural Florida where one third of families live below the poverty line. The farm workers face long, harsh, work days for which they are not fairly compensated. For picking a 32 lb. bucket of tomatoes workers only recieve .50 cents. This has not changed for 60 years. The big company buyers of these crops have a lot to do with the wages. They are buying these crops in bulk for a very low cost, which in turn affects the worker’s low wages. A coalition of farm worker advocates filed a complaint with the UN alleging migrant workers have been denied access to legal aid, health care, and other basic needs and they continue to work for the rights of these workers to this day.
As students of the Spiritan Campus Ministry Cross-Cultural Mission Experience at Duquesne University, our main goal is to learn about the struggles of the migrant farm workers and work to advocate with the CIW. We will be traveling to Immokalee, Florida in March of 2015. We will be working in various social service agencies to advocate for and promote the Fair Food Movement. The Fair Food Movement ensures safe working conditions and fair wages for the workers. Below is a link to the Fair Food Movement: <a href="http://ciw-online.org/campaign-for-fair-food/">http://ciw-online.org/campaign-for-fair-food/</a>
Your donation will help us continue a 27 year old relationship with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Spiritan Campus Ministry has been working with the CIW and offering whatever resources (time, talent, and treasure) we have that will be beneficial to the Fair Food Movement. In donating to our experience this year, you will become a part of our work in this historical movement!
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